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Genesis 6:6

Genesis 6:6
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth,.... Because of the wickedness of man, the wickedness of his heart, and the wickedness of his life and conversation, which was so general,…

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 6:6-7

Here is, I. God's resentment of man's wickedness. He did not see it as an unconcerned spectator, but as one injured and affronted by it; he saw it as a tender father sees the folly and stubbornness of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And it repented the Lord … grieved him at his heart This is a strong instance of what is called anthropomorphism, an expression descriptive of human emotion or action ascribed to Jehovah (e.g. Gen…