Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
Make thee an ark of Gopher wood,.... It is not called a ship, for it was not made for sailing to any distant parts, but an ark or chest, being like one, flat bottomed, and ridged and sloping upwards,…
The wickedness of that generation is here again spoken of, either as a foil to Noah's piety - he was just and perfect, when all the earth was corrupt; or as a further justification of God's resolution…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
all flesh Used here for "all the human race." The phrase, which is found 13 times in the Story of the Flood, is a characteristic of P.
had corrupted his way This expression seems to be used with the…
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