"And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing tha…" — Genesis 7:21

Genesis 7:21 · KJV

“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”

— Genesis 7:21

Verse 20

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

Verse 22

All in whose nostrils {was} the breath of life, of all that {was} in the dry {land}, died. {the breath...: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life}

Genesis 7 — Context

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that {were} under the whole heaven, were covered.

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

All in whose nostrils {was} the breath of life, of all that {was} in the dry {land}, died. {the breath...: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life}

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained {alive}, and they that {were} with him in the ark.

Cross References

Genesis 6:13

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. {with the earth: or, from the earth}

Genesis 7:4

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. {destroy: Heb. blot out}

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein {is} the breath of life, from under heaven; {and} every thing that {is} in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:6-7

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Romans 8:20

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected {the same} in hope,

Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. {stumblingblocks: or, idols}

Job 22:15-17

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Romans 8:22

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. {the...: or, every creature}