Genesis 6:11
Everyone else on the earth was living in a rubbish way. They were fighting and hurting each other all the time.
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
In Context
10Noah had 3 sons named Shem, Ham, and Jay-feth.
12So when God looked and saw that all the people were doing really bad things,
Cross References
Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, “You are the only man alive today that lives the right way. It is time for you to take your family into the really big boat called the Ark.
Genesis 13:13The people that lived in Sodom were very bad. They were always going against God and doing bad things all the time.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:9-11
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord . 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. We have here Noah distinguished from the rest of the world, and a peculiar mark of honour put upon him. 1. When God was displeased with the rest of the world, he favoured Noah: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, v. 8 . This vindicates God's justice in his displeasure against the world, and… Read the whole commentary →