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Genesis 6:12
12God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
Genesis 6:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
Context of Genesis 6:12
10Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. 13So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth! 14“Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior.
Read all of Genesis 6Genesis 6:12 word by word
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֣ה נִשְׁחָ֑תָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִ֧ית כָּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר אֶת־דַּרְכּ֖וֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 6:12
- Genesis 6:8But Noah found favor with the Lord.
- Genesis 18:21I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
- Job 33:27He will declare to his friends, ‘I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it.
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
- Psalms 33:13The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.
- Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
- Proverbs 15:3The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
- Genesis 6:4In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
- Genesis 7:1When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.
- Genesis 9:12Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come.
- Job 22:15“Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?
- Luke 3:6And then all people will see the salvation sent from God.’”
- 1 Peter 3:19So he went and preached to the spirits in prison—
- 2 Peter 2:5And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
Commentaries on Genesis 6:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 - Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah‘s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, Psa 25:14. It is with all believers, enabling them to understand and apply the declarations and warnings of the written word. God chose to do it by a flood of waters, which should drown the world. As he chooses the rod with which he corrects his children, so he chooses the sword with which he cuts off his enemies. God established…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13See Genesis 6:5–7. violence: The Hebrew word here is khamas. Murder had greatly corrupted Cain's descendants (4:8, 23–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-222. the sons of God saw the daughters of men--By the former is meant the family of Seth, who were professedly religious; by the latter, the descendants of apostate Cain. Mixed marriages between parties of opposite principles and practice were necessarily sources of extensive corruption. The women, religious themselves, would as wives and mothers exert an influence fatal to the existence of religion in their household, and consequently the people of that…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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