Genesis 6:11

Translations

Modern

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Traditional

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Literal

And the earth was corrupt before the face of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Latin

Corrupta est autem terra coram Deo, et repleta est iniquitate.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Notes

Genesis 6:11–13

See Genesis 6:5–7.
violence: The Hebrew word here is khamas. Murder had greatly corrupted Cain's descendants (4:8, 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

Noah God’s Covenant with Noah Retribution Symbolic Numbers The Creation The World

Events

God instructs Noah to build the arkc. 2400 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 8:17
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
Hosea 4:1–2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
Habakkuk 2:8
Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
Ezekiel 28:16
By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
Isaiah 60:18
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
Habakkuk 1:2
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
Psalm 55:9
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Jeremiah 6:7
As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Psalm 11:5
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of Land Mesopotamia Patriarchs, Period of the Peter, Second Letter of The Flood

Topics

Condescension of God in Reasoning with his Creatures: Sets Forth his Reasons for Sending the Flood Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Rape Sexual Assault The Deluge: Sent As a Punishment for the Extreme Wickedness of Man The Earth: Corrupted by Sin

Genesis 6:11

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