2 Peter 3:6

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

American Standard Version (1901)

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

Bible in Basic English

And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

Free Bible Version

It was through water that the world that then existed was destroyed—through being flooded by water.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore the worlde that then was, perished, ouerflowed with the water.

King James (Authorized) Version

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

Plain English Version

Then later, God used a big flood of water to finish up everybody in the world at that time.

Translation for Translators

And God, by commanding that it should be so, later destroyed the world that existed at that time, by causing the earth to be flooded with water {water to flood the earth}.

Unlocked Literal Bible

and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.

Noah Webster Bible

By which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

World English Bible

by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

Young's Literal Translation

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

Context

The Coming Judgment

⁵But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, ⁶through which the world of that time perished in the flood.⁷And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Sermons

Genesis 8:1-22

John Calvin

Summary

This verse refers to the global flood during the time of Noah, highlighting God's judgment upon the world due to its wickedness. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the certainty of God's judgment. The flood serves as a historical example of God's power to bring about judgment, emphasizing the importance of living a righteous life. Ultimately, this verse underscores the need for repentance and obedience to God in light of His coming judgment.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Whereby--Greek, "By which" (plural). By means of which heavens and earth (in respect to the WATERS which flowed together from both) the then world perished (that is, in respect to its occupants, men and animals, and its then existing order: not was annihilated); for in the flood "the fountains of the great deep were broken up" from the earth (1) below, and "the windows of heaven" (2) above "were opened." The earth was deluged by that water out of which it had originally risen.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Whereby the world that then was,.... The old world, as it is called in Pe2 2:5; and as the Ethiopic version here renders it; the world before the flood, that had stood from the creation 1656 years: being overflowed with water; by the windows of heaven being opened, and the waters over the earth poured down upon it; and by the fountains of the great deep being broken up in it; thus by these waters from above and below, a general inundation was brought upon it; for that the deluge was universal is clear from hence, and from the account by Moses; for as the earth was filled with violence, and all flesh had corrupted its way, God threatened a general destruction, and which was brought by a flood, which overflowed the whole earth; for all the hills that were under the whole heaven were covered with it, and everything that had life in the dry land died, and every living substance was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground; see Gen 6:11; and hence it follows, that hereby the then world perished; not as to the substance of it, whatever alteration there might be in its form and position; but as to the inhabitants of it; for all creatures, men and cattle, and the creeping things, and fowls of the heaven, were destroyed, excepting Noah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives, and the creatures that were with him in the ark; see Gen 7:23; and by this instance the apostle shows the falsehood of the above assertion, that all things continued as they were from the beginning of the creation; for the earth was covered with water first, and which, by the command of God, was removed, and, after a long series of time, was brought on it again, and by it drowned; and from whence it also appears, that this sort of reasoning used by those scoffers is very fallacious; for though the heavens and the earth may continue for a long time, as they did before the flood, in the same form and situation, it does not follow from thence that they always will, for the contrary is evident from what follows.