¹² God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.^{(A) 13} Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

¹⁴ “Make yourself an ark of gopher^[a] wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside.