Genesis 7:21
“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”
KJV
Read in Genesis 7Meaning
The flood brings death to the land-dwelling creatures and humans described as remaining outside the ark.
Read carefully
This is divine judgment within the flood narrative and cannot be converted into authorization for human beings to imitate mass destruction.
Reflection
The severity of the verse prevents the flood story from becoming sentimental; judgment is presented as genuinely catastrophic.