Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. New Living Translation And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days. English Standard Version And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days. Berean Standard Bible And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days. King James Bible And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. New King James Version And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. New American Standard Bible The water prevailed upon the earth for 150 days. NASB 1995 The water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days. NASB 1977 And the water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days. Legacy Standard Bible And the water prevailed upon the earth 150 days. Amplified Bible The waters covered [all of] the earth for a hundred and fifty days (five months). Christian Standard Bible And the water surged on the earth 150 days. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the waters surged on the earth 150 days. American Standard Version And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. Contemporary English Version A hundred fifty days later, the water started going down. English Revised Version And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. GOD'S WORD® Translation The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days. Good News Translation The water did not start going down for a hundred and fifty days. International Standard Version The flood waters surged over the earth for 150 days. Majority Standard Bible And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days. NET Bible The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days. New Heart English Bible The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days. Webster's Bible Translation And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. World English Bible The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the waters are mighty on the earth [for] one hundred and fifty days. Young's Literal Translation and the waters are mighty on the earth a hundred and fifty days. Smith's Literal Translation And the waters shall prevail upon the earth fifty and one hundred days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. Catholic Public Domain Version And the waters possessed the earth for one hundred and fifty days. New American Bible And when the waters had swelled on the earth for one hundred and fifty days, New Revised Standard Version And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the waters increased on the Earth a hundred and fifty days. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the water was raised over the earth an hundred and fifty days. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Duration of the Flood…23And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained. 24And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days. Cross References Genesis 8:3-4 The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down. / On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 6:17 And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. Genesis 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside. Exodus 14:21-22 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. Psalm 104:6-9 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ... 2 Peter 3:6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood. Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 1 Peter 3:20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. Luke 17:26-27 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. Job 12:15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. Isaiah 54:9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. Psalm 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. 2 Peter 2:5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight; Isaiah 24:18-20 Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. / The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. Treasury of Scripture And the waters prevailed on the earth an hundred and fifty days. Genesis 8:3,4 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated… compare with ver. Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. Jump to Previous Earth Fifty Flooded Hundred Mighty Prevailed Water WatersJump to Next Earth Fifty Flooded Hundred Mighty Prevailed Water WatersGenesis 7 1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.6. The flood begins. 17. The increase of the flood for forty days. 21. All flesh is destroyed by it. 24. Its duration of 150 days. And the waters prevailed The phrase "the waters prevailed" indicates the overwhelming and dominant nature of the floodwaters. This suggests a complete and total inundation, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment on the earth. The Hebrew word used here for "prevailed" can also mean "overcome" or "overpower," highlighting the unstoppable force of the flood. This event is a direct consequence of humanity's wickedness, as described earlier in Genesis 6:5-7, where God expresses regret for creating mankind due to their pervasive sinfulness. upon the earth for 150 days Persons / Places / Events 1. NoahA righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve human and animal life. He obeyed God's command to build the ark. 2. The Flood A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness. The floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days. 3. The Ark A large vessel constructed by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every kind of animal. 4. God The sovereign Creator who judged the earth's wickedness with the flood but showed mercy by preserving Noah and his family. 5. The Earth The entire planet was affected by the flood, symbolizing the totality of God's judgment and the extent of human sin. Teaching Points God's Judgment and MercyThe flood demonstrates God's righteous judgment against sin but also His mercy in preserving Noah. We must recognize both aspects of God's character in our lives. Obedience in Faith Noah's obedience in building the ark, despite the lack of immediate evidence of the flood, is a model of faith. We are called to trust and obey God even when we don't see the full picture. The Consequences of Sin The flood serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and its consequences. It calls us to repentance and a life aligned with God's will. God's Sovereignty The flood account underscores God's control over creation. In times of uncertainty, we can find comfort in His sovereignty and faithfulness. Preparation for Judgment Just as Noah prepared for the flood, we are called to prepare for Christ's return by living holy and godly lives.(24) prevailed.--Heb., were strong, as in Genesis 7:18. The rains lasted forty days; for one hundred and ten more days they still bore up the ark, and then it grounded. But though still mighty, they had by this time "abated" (see Genesis 8:3), inasmuch as, instead of covering the hills to the depth of nearly four fathoms, the ark now had touched dry land. Again, then, the narrative seems to give the personal experiences of some one in the ark. Verse 24. - And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. Additional to the forty days of rain (Murphy), making 190 since the commencement of the Flood; or more probably inclusive of the forty days (Knobel, Lange, Bush, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Comment.' Inglis),which, reckoning thirty days to the month, would bring the landing of the ark to the seventeenth day of the seventh month, as stated in Genesis 8:4. |
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