19. It became so deep that it covered the highest mountains;
20. it went on rising until it was about seven metres above the tops of the mountains.
21. Every living being on the earth died — every bird, every animal, and every person.
22. Everything on earth that breathed died.
23. The Lord destroyed all living beings on the earth — human beings, animals, and birds. The only ones left were Noah and those who were with him in the boat.