Genesis 6:11
Everyone on the earth kept on doing bad things. They were doing wrong to each other, and fighting and hurting each other. God looked down and saw all the bad things that were going on. The people were always doing things that were really bad.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
In Context
10He had 3 sons. Their names were Shem, Ham, and Jafeth.
Cross References
Genesis 7:1After that, God said to Noah, “You are the only man that lives the right way. Get your family and take them into the big boat.
Genesis 13:13The people that lived in Sodom were very bad. They were always going against God, and they did 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 →