Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. New Living Translation The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. English Standard Version The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. King James Bible And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. New King James Version Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. New American Standard Bible Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. NASB 1995 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. NASB 1977 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Legacy Standard Bible Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Amplified Bible The LORD saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually. Christian Standard Bible When the LORD saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, Holman Christian Standard Bible When the LORD saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time, American Standard Version And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH saw that the evil of man increased in the earth and every inclination of the reasonings of his heart was evil every day. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually, Contemporary English Version The LORD saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil. Douay-Rheims Bible And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times, English Revised Version And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil. Good News Translation When the LORD saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time, International Standard Version The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Literal Standard Version And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day; Majority Standard Bible Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. New American Bible When the LORD saw how great the wickedness of human beings was on earth, and how every desire that their heart conceived was always nothing but evil, NET Bible But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. New Revised Standard Version The LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. New Heart English Bible And the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Webster's Bible Translation And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. World English Bible Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah seeth that abundant is the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Corruption on the Earth…4The 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. 5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. 6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.… Cross References Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Matthew 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: Romans 1:28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1 Peter 3:20 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. Genesis 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. Treasury of Scripture And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. God. Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. Genesis 18:20,21 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; … Psalm 14:1-4 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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… every imagination. Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. Deuteronomy 29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? thoughts. Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? continually. Jump to Previous Abundant Continually Earth Evil Great Heart Imagination Intent Sin Thoughts Time WickednessJump to Next Abundant Continually Earth Evil Great Heart Imagination Intent Sin Thoughts Time WickednessGenesis 6 1. The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.8. Noah finds grace. 9. His family line 14. The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark. (5) And God saw.--Really, And Jehovah saw. Imagination.--More exactly, form, shape. Thus every idea or embodied thought, which presented itself to the mind through the working of the heart--that is, the whole inner nature of man--"was only evil continually"--Heb., all the day, from morning to night, without reproof of conscience or fear of the Divine justice. A more forcible picture of complete depravity could scarcely be drawn; and this corruption of man's inner nature is ascribed to the overthrow of moral and social restraints. Verse 5. - And God (Jehovah, which should have been rendered 'the Lord') saw - indicative of the long-continued patience (Calvin) of the Deity, under whose immediate cognizance the great experiment of the primeval age of the world was wrought out - that the wickedness (ra'ath; from the root raa, to make a loud noise, to rage, hence to be wicked) of man (literally, of the Adam: this was the first aggravation of the wickedness which God beheld; it was the tumultuous rebellion of the being whom he had created in his own image) was great (it was no slight iniquity, but a wide-spread, firmly-rooted, and deeply-staining corruption, the second aggravation) in the earth. This was the third aggravation; it was in the world which he had made, and not only in it, but pervading it so "that integrity possessed no longer a single corner" (Calvin). And that every imagination - yetzer, a device, like pottery ware, from yatza, to fashion as a potter (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 8:19). Cf. yotzer, a potter, used of God (Psalm 94:9, 20). Hence the fashioned purpose (ἐνθύμησις) as distinguished from the thought out of which it springs - "a distinction not generally or constantly recognized by the mental philosopher, though of essential importance in the theory of the mind" (Murphy) - of the thoughts - mahshevoth; from hashal, to think, to meditate = ἔννοια; cf. Hebrews 9:12 (T. Lewis) - of his heart - or, the heart, the seat of the affections and emotions of the mind. Cf. Judges 16:15 (love); Proverbs 31:11 (confidence); Proverbs 5:12 (contempt); Psalm 104:15 (joy). Here "the feeling, or deep mother heart, the state of soul, lying below all, and giving moral character to all (Lewis). Cf. the psychological division of Hebrews 4:12 was only evil continually. Literally, every day. "If this is not total depravity, how can language express it?" Though the phrase does not mean "from infancy," yet "the general doctrine" (of man's total and universal depravity) "is properly and consistently elicited hence" (Calvin).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel saw וַיַּ֣רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the wickedness רָעַ֥ת (rā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7451: Bad, evil of man הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being [was] great רַבָּ֛ה (rab·bāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great upon the earth, בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and [that] every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every inclination יֵ֙צֶר֙ (yê·ṣer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3336: A form, framing, purpose of the thoughts מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת (maḥ·šə·ḇōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan of his heart לִבּ֔וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre [was] altogether רַ֥ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless evil רַ֖ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the time. הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links Genesis 6:5 NIVGenesis 6:5 NLT Genesis 6:5 ESV Genesis 6:5 NASB Genesis 6:5 KJV Genesis 6:5 BibleApps.com Genesis 6:5 Biblia Paralela Genesis 6:5 Chinese Bible Genesis 6:5 French Bible Genesis 6:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 6:5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man (Gen. 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