Genesis 7:17-22

17For 40 days, the water on the earth became deeper. The water lifted the ship high above the ground.

18The water became even deeper and completely covered the earth. The ship went safely on top of the water.

19More water came until it covered all the high mountains on the earth.

20The water still became deeper so that it was more than 6 metres higher than the tops of the mountains.

21As a result, everything that had lived on the earth now died. The birds, the farm animals and the wild animals died. Every living thing that moved across the ground died, and so did all the people.

22Everything that lived on the dry land died. Nothing could breathe any more.