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Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” <a href="/esv/genesis/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/6.htm">New King James Version</a> So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said, “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 I am sorry that I have made them.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said, &#8220I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I regret that I have made them.” <a href="/amp/genesis/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the LORD said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind’s sin] and I regret that I have made them.” <a href="/csb/genesis/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said, &#8220I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and he said, "I'm going to destroy every person on earth! I'll even wipe out animals, birds, and reptiles. I'm sorry I ever made them." <a href="/erv/genesis/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repeateth me that I have made them. <a href="/gwt/genesis/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So he said, "I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I'm sorry that I made them." <a href="/gnt/genesis/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them." <a href="/isv/genesis/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the LORD said, "I will annihilate these human beings whom I've created from the earth, including people, animals, crawling things, and flying creatures, because I'm grieving that I made them." <a href="/msb/genesis/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/genesis/6.htm">NET Bible</a> So the LORD said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them." <a href="/nheb/genesis/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> God said, "I will destroy humankind whom I have created from the face of the earth; humankind, along with animals, crawling creatures, and flying creatures of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them." <a href="/wbt/genesis/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 animal, and the fowls of the air; for I repent that I have made them. <a href="/web/genesis/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says, “I wipe away man whom I have created from off the face of the ground, from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens, for I have regretted that I have made them.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith, 'I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.' <a href="/slt/genesis/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say, I will wipe out man whom I formed from above the face of the earth; from man even to cattle, even to the creeping thing and even to the birds of the heavens; and I was grieved that I made them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He said: I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/6.htm">New American Bible</a> So the LORD said: I will wipe out from the earth the human beings I have created, and not only the human beings, but also the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air, for I regret that I made them. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So the LORD said, “I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created—people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So the LORD said, I will destroy men whom I have created from the face of the earth; both men and animals, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; I am sorry that I have made them. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said, “I shall wipe out the children of men that I have created from the face of the Earth, from the children of men and unto the animal and unto the creeping thing and unto the bird of the sky, because I am sorry that I have made them.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said: 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.' <a href="/sep/genesis/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And God said, I will blot out man whom I have made from the face of the earth, even man with cattle, and reptiles with flying creatures of the sky, for I am grieved that I have made them. <a href="/parallel/genesis/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1302" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Corruption on the Earth</a> …6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4229.htm" title="4229: ’em·ḥeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to.">“I will blot out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: bā·rā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">I have created,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the earth—</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: mê·’ā·ḏām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">every man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·māh (N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">beast</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7431.htm" title="7431: re·meś (N-ms) -- Creeping things, moving things. From ramas; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.">crawling creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">and bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥam·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">I am grieved</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯim (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have made them.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a> As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a> Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a> 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; <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a> By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a> “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. <a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14</a> then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/ezekiel/14-20.htm">Ezekiel 14:20</a> then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves. <a href="/job/22-15.htm">Job 22:15-17</a> Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? / They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. / They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’ <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6</a> through which the world of that time perished in the flood. <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a> Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. <a href="/romans/5-14.htm">Romans 5:14</a> Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a> For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a> So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a> When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 repents me that I have made them.I will.<a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1,2</a> A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Psalm 37:20</a> But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.<a href="/proverbs/10-27.htm">Proverbs 10:27</a> The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.both man, and beast.<a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22-27</a> For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge… <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3,4</a> But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter… <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a> Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/revelation/3-5.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/genesis/4-20.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/5-2.htm">Created</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/genesis/5-2.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Repenteth</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Wipe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-32.htm">Created</a> <a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Repenteth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Wipe</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 6</div>1. <a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Noah finds grace.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">His family line</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenantal name of God, indicating a personal relationship with creation. This is a direct communication from God, underscoring the seriousness of the forthcoming judgment.I will blot out man The term "blot out" suggests a complete removal or erasure, indicating the severity of the judgment. This echoes the concept of divine justice seen throughout Scripture, where sin leads to consequences. It foreshadows the coming flood, which serves as a purifying act to reset creation.whom I have created This phrase reminds readers of God's role as the Creator, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1-2</a>. It underscores the tragedy of the situation, as God is grieved over the corruption of His creation. It also highlights human accountability to their Creator.from the face of the earth This indicates the comprehensive nature of the judgment, affecting all of humanity and the earth itself. It reflects the widespread corruption mentioned earlier in <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a>. The earth, initially created as a good and perfect habitat, is now subject to divine judgment due to sin.every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air The inclusion of all living creatures shows the extent of the corruption and the impact of human sin on the entire creation. This mirrors the order of creation in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, suggesting a reversal or undoing of creation due to sin.for I am grieved that I have made them This phrase reveals God's emotional response to sin, showing that He is not indifferent to the moral state of His creation. The grief of God is a profound theological concept, indicating His deep care and the seriousness of sin. It connects to other instances where God expresses sorrow over sin, such as in <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8-9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and relational nature. Here, He expresses His grief over humanity's wickedness. 2. <a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man (Humanity)</a> Refers to all of humanity, created in God's image, but now fallen into sin and corruption. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beasts,_crawling_creatures,_and_birds.htm">Beasts, Crawling Creatures, and Birds</a> Represents all living creatures on earth, which are also affected by humanity's sin and are included in God's judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The physical realm where humanity and all creatures dwell, which is subject to God's judgment due to pervasive wickedness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_judgment.htm">The Event of Judgment</a> God's declaration of His intention to "blot out" or destroy the corrupted creation, setting the stage for the flood account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin grieves the heart of God and has far-reaching consequences, affecting all of creation. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God's decision to judge the earth underscores His holiness and justice. He cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> God, as Creator, has the authority to judge His creation. His actions are always just and purposeful. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_redemption.htm">Hope in Redemption</a> Despite the judgment, God's plan includes redemption and restoration, as seen in the continuation of the account with Noah. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> This passage serves as a warning and a call to repentance, urging believers to live righteously in a corrupt world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 6</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_god_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the sons of God in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_8_with_harsh_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 8’s depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'kingdom_of_god'_in_luke_17_20.htm">Is life more important than food?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) I will destroy.--Heb., delete, rub out.From the face of the earth.--Heb., the adamah, the tilled ground which man had subdued and cultivated.Both man, and beast.--Heb., from man unto cattle, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the air, The animal world was to share in this destruction, because its fate is bound up with that of man (<a href="/context/romans/8-19.htm" title="For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.">Romans 8:19-22</a>); but the idea of the total destruction of all animals by the flood, so far from being contained in the text, is contradicted by it, as it only says that it is to reach to them. Wild beasts are not mentioned in this enumeration, probably because the domestic cattle would be the chief sufferers.Creeping thing.--Not necessarily reptiles. (See Note on <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm" title="And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.">Genesis 1:24</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - And the Lord said, - "Before weird (doom) there's word: Northern Proverb" (Bonar) - I will destroy - literally, blot or wipe out by washing (cf. <a href="/numbers/5-23.htm">Numbers 5:23</a>; <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a>; <a href="/proverbs/30-20.htm">Proverbs 30:20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a>). "The idea of destroying by washing away is peculiarly appropriate to the Deluge, and the word is chosen on account of its significance" (Quarry) - man whom I have created from the face of the earth. An indirect refutation of the angel hypothesis (Keil, Lange). If the angels were the real authors of the moral corruption of the race, why are they not sentenced as the serpent was in <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Genesis 3:14</a>? Both man, and beast, and the creeping thing. Literally, from man unto beast, etc. The lower creatures were involved in the punishment of man neither because of any moral corruption which had entered into them, nor as sharing in the atonement for human sins (Knobel); but rather on the ground of man's sovereignty over the animal world, and its dependence on him (Keil, Lange), and in exemplification of that great principle of Divine government by which the penal consequences of moral evil are allowed to extend beyond the immediate actor (cf. <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20</a>). For it repenteth me that I have made them. Vide supra on ver. 6. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “I will blot out אֶמְחֶ֨ה (’em·ḥeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4229.htm">Strong's 4229: </a> To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to man, הָאָדָ֤ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have created, בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ (bā·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> To create, to cut down, select, feed from מֵעַל֙ (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the earth— הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land every man מֵֽאָדָם֙ (mê·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being and עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while beast בְּהֵמָ֔ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while crawling creature רֶ֖מֶשׂ (re·meś) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7431.htm">Strong's 7431: </a> A reptile, any other rapidly moving animal and bird ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the air— הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I am grieved נִחַ֖מְתִּי (ni·ḥam·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have made them.” עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃ (‘ă·śî·ṯim) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 6:7 Yahweh said I will destroy man whom (Gen. 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