Genesis 6:12

In 11 translations

BSB

And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.Literally all flesh; similarly in verses 13, 17, and 19

KJV

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

WEB

God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

ASV

And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

LSV

And God sees the earth, and behold, it has been corrupted, for all flesh has corrupted its way on the earth.

YLT

And God seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way on the earth.

DBY

And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.Elohim

DRC

And when God had seen that the earth was corrupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth,)

GNV

Then God looked vpon the earth, and beholde, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupt his way vpon the earth.

JPS

And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

LXXE

And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

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WLC

וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֣ה נִשְׁחָ֑תָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִ֧ית כָּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר אֶת־דַּרְכּ֖וֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶδε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἦν κατεφθαρμένη· ὅτι κατέφθειρε πᾶσα σὰρξ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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• Noah and the Flood God sees violence filling the earth and decides to destroy it; righteous Noah, his household and animals survive in the ark while all life o…

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 53:2–3God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 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, observing the evil and the good.
• Psalms 14:1–3The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. All…
• Job 22:15–17Will 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…
• 2 Peter 2:5if 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;
• 1 Peter 3:19–20in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 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…
• Psalms 33:13–14The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
• Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
• Genesis 7:1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
• Genesis 6:8Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
• Genesis 6:4–5The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown. Then the…
• Luke 3:6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
• Genesis 9:16–17And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.” So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of…
• Genesis 9:12And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
• Genesis 7:21And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
• Genesis 18:21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

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