Genesis 6:5
Then Yahweh saw that great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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In Context
6and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth,—and he took sorrow unto his heart.
Cross References
Genesis 13:13Now, the men of Sodom were base and sinful,—against Yahweh, exceedingly.
Deuteronomy 29:19and so it come to pass while he is hearing the words of this oath, that he will bless himself in his heart—saying, Prosperity, shall I have, although in the stubbornness of my heart, I go on,—so that the drunkenness addeth to the thirst:
Job 22:15The path of the ancient time, wilt thou mark, which the men of iniquity trod?
Psalms 53:2God, out of the heavens, looked down upon the sons of men,—To see whether there was one that showed wisdom, Enquiring after God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved,—How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:5-6
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 5 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. We have here a further account of the corruption of the old world. When the sons of God had matched with the daughters of men, though it was very… Read the whole commentary →