Bible Strands
Genesis 7:19
Finally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the flood reaching its maximum height as the waters surge past the ark and submerge every high mountain under heaven.
The words — גָּבְרוּ (gāḇərū) denotes that the waters prevailed or increased, and כֻּסּוּ (kussû) states that all the elevated places were completely covered.
The thread — This pattern of waters overwhelming the earth appears in Psalms 104:6, where the deep covers the land like a garment, and in Job 12:15, where God’s release of waters overwhelms the land.
Why it lands — The text reports the total submersion of all high ground, requiring the reader to acknowledge that no terrain escapes divine control and to respond with sober recognition of God’s authority over creation and judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Cross-references
- Psalms 104:6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- Job 12:15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
- Psalms 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
- Jeremiah 3:23 Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
- 2 Peter 3:6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood.