Genesis 6:12
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And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
In other translations
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
Hebrew words
וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009נִשְׁחָתָהnishchatahit was corruptH7843כִּי־ki-forH3588הִשְׁחִיתhishchit<it> had corruptedH7843כָּל־kol-allH3605בָּשָׂרbasarfleshH1320אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דַּרְכּוֹdarkoway itsH1870עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָרֶץ׃ סha'aretzthe earthH776
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 53:2-32 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Psalm 14:1-31 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- 2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Job 22:15-1715 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?15 Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. 17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
- Genesis 6:8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
- Genesis 7:1And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalm 33:13-1413 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.13 The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. 14 From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
- 1 Peter 3:19-2019 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.19 in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
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