2 Peter 3:6
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
In other versions
by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
ASV
And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.
BBE
through which [waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished.
DBY
by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
WEB
through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;
YLT
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
ENG
By which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
WBT
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
BSB
In context
4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.