~ And the Flood Came ~

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth,
and as the waters increased
they lifted the ark high above the earth.
the waters rose and increased greatly on the earth,
and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
They rose greatly on the earth,
and all the ark floated on the surface of the water.
They rose greatly on the earth,
and all the high mountains under the entire heavens 
were covered.
The waters rose and covered the mountains
to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.
Every living thing that moved on the earth perished --
birds, livestock, wild animals,
all the creatures that swarm over the earth,
and all mankind.
Everything on dry land
that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
Every living thing on the face of the earth
was wiped out;
men and animals
and the creatures that move along the ground
and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth.
Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

The waters flooded the earth
for a hundred and fifty days.

(Genesis 7:17-24)