Genesis 6:11
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Genesis 6:11 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- DARBYDarby
- And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled with violence.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Context: Genesis 6
9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And 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.
About Genesis 6: God's Judgment on the Earth
God was sad that people were only thinking about bad things and doing bad things. He decided to make it rain for forty days and forty nights to clean the earth and start over. But, he saved one man and his family in a big boat called an ark.
Commentary
Genesis 6 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Genesis, as it marks the beginning of the great flood. In this chapter, God sees the wickedness of man and decides to bring a flood to wipe out all of humanity. God tells Noah to build an ark and to take two of every kind of animal on board. Noah obeys God and builds the ark, and God sends the flood to wipe out all of humanity.