Genesis 6:5-8
New American Standard Bible
5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that (A)every intent of the thoughts of [a]their hearts was only evil continually. 6 So (B)the Lord was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was (C)grieved [b]in His heart. 7 Then the Lord said, “(D)I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For (E)I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But (F)Noah (G)found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
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- Genesis 6:5 Lit his heart
- Genesis 6:6 Lit to
Genesis 6:5-8
Common English Bible
Great flood
5 The Lord saw that humanity had become thoroughly evil on the earth and that every idea their minds thought up was always completely evil. 6 The Lord regretted making human beings on the earth, and he was heartbroken. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe off of the land the human race that I’ve created: from human beings to livestock to the crawling things to the birds in the skies, because I regret I ever made them.” 8 But as for Noah, the Lord approved of him.
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