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Genesis 6:5

Genesis 6:5
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And God saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth,.... That it spread throughout the earth, wherever it was inhabited by men, both among the posterity of Cain and Seth, and who indeed now were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 6:1-8

- The Growth of Sin 3. דון dı̂yn “be down, strive, subdue, judge.” בשׁגם bāshagām “inasmuch, as also.” The rendering “in their error” requires the pointing בשׁגם beshāgām, and the plural form of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The wickedness of man was great - What an awful character does God give of the inhabitants of the antediluvian world! 1. They were flesh, (Gen 6:3), wholly sensual, the desires of the mind overwhelmed…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 6:4-5

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 displeasing to God, yet he did not immediately cut…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 6:5-8

Introduction to the story of the Flood from J: Jehovah sees the sinfulness of man and resolves to annihilate the race.

Gen 6:5 to Gen 9:17. The Flood. (J and P.)

Here follows the Hebrew narrative of…