Genesis 6:6
King James Version
6 And it repented the Lord
that he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him at his heart.
What does "it repented the Lord" mean?
To be sure, we turn to other Bible versions for clarity.
Genesis 6:6
Easy-to-Read Version
6 The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart.
Genesis 6:6
New International Reader's Version
6 The Lord was very sad that he had made human beings on the earth. His heart was filled with pain.
Genesis 6:6
New International Version
6 The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
Bereshis 6:6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
6 And Hashem relented that He had made HaAdam on ha’aretz, and He was hurt in His lev.
In SUMMARY, "it repented the Lord" means:
The Lord was sorry
The Lord was very sad
The Lord regretted
Hashem relented
What caused such sorrow in GOD?
Genesis 6:4-5
King James Version
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.
What did GOD do?
Genesis 6:7-8
King James Version
7 And the Lord said,
I will destroy man whom I have created
from the face of the earth;
both man, and beast,
and the creeping thing,
and the fowls of the air;
for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
You know what GOD asked Noah to do, because a flood was to come.
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