Seven days later the flood came.

there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land;

Then the LORD said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."

He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again.

Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove once more; this time it did not come back.

Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years."

Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

When God gave the wind its power And determined the size of the sea;

It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain.

No one knows how the clouds move or how the thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells.

This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food.

Lightning flashes from the clouds,

as they move at God's will. They do all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world.

I kept it from raining when your crops needed it most. I sent rain on one city, but not on another. Rain fell on one field, but another field dried up.

and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.

The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.

Every living being on the earth died---every bird, every animal, and every person.

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.

I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

Every living being on the earth died---every bird, every animal, and every person.

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.

that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them."

God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.

I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

Please forgive their sin; but if you won't, then remove my name from the book in which you have written the names of your people."

The LORD answered, "It is those who have sinned against me whose names I will remove from my book.

Even before their time had come, they were washed away by a flood.

May their names be erased from the book of the living; may they not be included in the list of your people.

Those who win the victory will be clothed like this in white, and I will not remove their names from the book of the living. In the presence of my Father and of his angels I will declare openly that they belong to me.