Genesis 7:22
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Cross-references
Genesis 7:23
Parallel
In Genesis 7:23, the same destruction is summarized — verse 22 specifies the death of all with breath, verse 23 confirms every living thing was blotted out.
Genesis 2:7
Allusion
In Genesis 2:7, God formed man from dust and breathed the breath of life — the flood here ends that breath in all living things.
Genesis 6:17
Prophetic fulfillment
In Genesis 6:17, God declares He will bring a flood to destroy all flesh — verse 22 records the fulfillment: everything with breath died.
Isaiah 2:22
Allusion
Isaiah 2:22 uses the same 'breath in nostrils' phrase to warn against trusting mortals — the flood shows God's power over that breath.