Genesis 6:7

5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

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
So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
KJV
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
WEB
The LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.”
ASV
And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
DARBY
And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them.
BLB
And YHWH said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the ground—from mankind to beast, to crawling thing, to the bird of the heavens—for I regret that I have made them!”
ÅB
Og Herren sa: Jeg vil utrydde menneskene som jeg har skapt, av jorden, både mennesker og fe og kryp og fuglene under himmelen; for jeg angrer at jeg har skapt dem.
OTB
Så sa Herren: “Jeg vil utslette menneskene som jeg har skapt fra jordens overflate, sammen med dyrene, fuglene, og skapningene som beveger seg på bakken, for jeg angrer at jeg har skapt dem.”
B1930
Og Herren sa: Jeg vil utrydde menneskene som jeg har skapt, av jorden, både mennesker og fe og kryp og fuglene under himmelen; for jeg angrer at jeg har skapt dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zephaniah 1:3

    “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

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  • Psalms 37:20

    But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

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  • Romans 3:20–22

    Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

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  • Proverbs 16:4

    The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.

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  • Proverbs 10:27

    The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

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  • Jeremiah 12:3–4

    But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.

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  • Psalms 24:1–2

    The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

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  • Hosea 4:3

    Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.

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