Genesis 6:11
Ha'aretz also was corrupt before HaElohim, and ha'aretz was filled with chamas.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
In Context
10And Noach fathered three banim: Shem, Cham, and Yephet.
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And Hashem said unto Noach, Come thou and all thy bais into the tevah (ark); for thee have I found tzaddik before Me in dor hazeh.
Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were ra'im and chatta'im before Hashem exceedingly.
Psalms 11:5Hashem trieth the tzaddik, 1 but the resha'im and him that loveth chamas (violence) 1 His Nefesh hateth. 1
Psalms 140:11Let burning coals fall upon them; 1 let them be cast into the eish; 1 into mahamorot (watery pits), that they rise not up again. 1
Jeremiah 6:7As a well casteth afresh her waters, 1 so she + 6:7 Jerusalem casteth afresh her rah (wickedness); 1 chamas and shod (destruction) is heard in her; 1 before Me tamid (continually) 1 is sickness and wounds. 1
Ezekiel 28:16By the multitude of thy trading 1 they have filled the midst of thee with chamas, 1 and thou hast sinned; 1 therefore I will banish thee as profane out of the Har Elohim; 1 and I will destroy thee, O guardian keruv, 1 from the midst of the stones of eish. 1
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 →