Genesis 6:13

¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

¹² And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

¹⁴ Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

¹⁵ And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
KJV: And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
WEB: God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth.
ASV: And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
DARBY: And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
BLB: And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before My face, for the earth is filled [with] violence from their faces. And behold, I am destroying them [along] with the earth!

ÅB: Da sa Gud til Noah: Jeg har satt meg fore å gjøre ende på alt kjød, for de har fylt jorden med urett; og nå vil jeg ødelegge både dem og jorden.
OTB: Da sa Gud til Noah: “Enden på alt kjød er kommet for meg, for jorden er fylt med vold på grunn av dem; se, jeg vil ødelegge dem sammen med jorden.
B1930: Da sa Gud til Noah: Jeg har satt mig fore å gjøre ende på alt kjød, for de har fylt jorden med urett; og nu vil jeg ødelegge både dem og jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 4:1–2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
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1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
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Genesis 6:11–12
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
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Ezekiel 7:2–6
“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
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2 Peter 3:6–7
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
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2 Peter 3:10–12
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
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Amos 8:2
“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
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Genesis 7:23
And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
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