Genesis 6:11
And the earth was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
In Context
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy household into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
Psalms 11:5The Lord proveth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Psalms 140:11(140:12) Let not the man of an [evil] tongue be established on the earth: may evil hunt down the violent man to his downfall.
Jeremiah 6:7As a well sendeth forth its waters, so doth she cause her wickedness to spring forth: violence and robbery are heard in her; in my presence there are continually disease and wounds.
Ezekiel 28:16By the abundance of thy commerce thou wast filled to thy centre with violence, and thou didst sin: therefore I degraded thee out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
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 →