Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” New Living Translation And the LORD said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” English Standard Version So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” Berean Standard Bible So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” Berean Literal Bible And YHWH said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the ground—from mankind to beast, to crawling thing, to the bird of the heavens—for I regret that I have made them!” King James Bible 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. New King James Version So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” New American Standard Bible Then the LORD said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.” NASB 1995 The LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” NASB 1977 And the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” Legacy Standard Bible And Yahweh said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I regret that I have made them.” Amplified Bible So the LORD said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind’s sin] and I regret that I have made them.” Berean Annotated Bible So the LORD {YHWH} said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them. Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD said, “I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” American Standard Version And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Contemporary English Version and he said, "I'm going to destroy every person on earth! I'll even wipe out animals, birds, and reptiles. I'm sorry I ever made them." English Revised Version And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repeateth me that I have made them. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he said, "I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I'm sorry that I made them." Good News Translation that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them." International Standard Version So the LORD said, "I will annihilate these human beings whom I've created from the earth, including people, animals, crawling things, and flying creatures, because I'm grieving that I made them." NET Bible So the LORD said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them." New Heart English Bible God said, "I will destroy humankind whom I have created from the face of the earth; humankind, along with animals, crawling creatures, and flying creatures of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them." Webster's Bible Translation 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 animal, and the fowls of the air; for I repent that I have made them. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleSo the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” World English Bible Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH says, “I wipe away man whom I have created from off the face of the ground, from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens, for I have regretted that I have made them.” Berean Literal Bible And YHWH said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the ground—from mankind to beast, to crawling thing, to the bird of the heavens—for I regret that I have made them!” Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith, 'I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.' Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will say, I will wipe out man whom I formed from above the face of the earth; from man even to cattle, even to the creeping thing and even to the birds of the heavens; and I was grieved that I made them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe said: I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them. Catholic Public Domain Version he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.” New American Bible So the LORD said: I will wipe out from the earth the human beings I have created, and not only the human beings, but also the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air, for I regret that I made them. New Revised Standard Version So the LORD said, “I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created—people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo the LORD said, I will destroy men whom I have created from the face of the earth; both men and animals, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; I am sorry that I have made them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH said, “I shall wipe out the children of men that I have created from the face of the Earth, from the children of men and unto the animal and unto the creeping thing and unto the bird of the sky, because I am sorry that I have made them.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD said: 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And God said, I will blot out man whom I have made from the face of the earth, even man with cattle, and reptiles with flying creatures of the sky, for I am grieved that I have made them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Corruption on the Earth…6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth— every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air— for I am grieved that I have made them.” Cross References So the LORD said, Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? Exodus 32:10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” 1 Samuel 3:11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. “I will blot out man, Exodus 32:32-33 Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” / The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book. Deuteronomy 9:14 Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.” Psalm 9:5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. whom I have created, Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Isaiah 43:7 everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. from the face of the earth— Psalm 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah! Proverbs 2:22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted. Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air— Zephaniah 1:3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 14:13 “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, Jeremiah 12:4 How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.” for I am grieved that I have made them.” 1 Samuel 15:11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night. Treasury of Scripture 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 repents me that I have made them. I will. Psalm 24:1,2 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… Psalm 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. both man, and beast. Jeremiah 4:22-27 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge… Jeremiah 12:3,4 But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter… Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. Jump to Previous Air Animal Animals Beast Birds Blot Cattle Created Creatures Creeping Destroy Earth Face Fowl Fowls Goes Grieved Ground Mankind Prepared Repent Repenteth Sky Sorrow Sorry Surface WipeJump to Next Air Animal Animals Beast Birds Blot Cattle Created Creatures Creeping Destroy Earth Face Fowl Fowls Goes Grieved Ground Mankind Prepared Repent Repenteth Sky Sorrow Sorry Surface WipeGenesis 6 1. The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.8. Noah finds grace. 9. His family line 14. The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark. So the LORD said This phrase introduces a divine declaration, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenantal name of God, indicating a personal relationship with creation. This is a direct communication from God, underscoring the seriousness of the forthcoming judgment. I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air for I am grieved that I have made them Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and relational nature. Here, He expresses His grief over humanity's wickedness. 2. Man (Humanity) Refers to all of humanity, created in God's image, but now fallen into sin and corruption. 3. Beasts, Crawling Creatures, and Birds Represents all living creatures on earth, which are also affected by humanity's sin and are included in God's judgment. 4. The Earth The physical realm where humanity and all creatures dwell, which is subject to God's judgment due to pervasive wickedness. 5. The Event of Judgment God's declaration of His intention to "blot out" or destroy the corrupted creation, setting the stage for the flood account. Teaching Points The Seriousness of SinSin grieves the heart of God and has far-reaching consequences, affecting all of creation. God's Righteous Judgment God's decision to judge the earth underscores His holiness and justice. He cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. The Sovereignty of God God, as Creator, has the authority to judge His creation. His actions are always just and purposeful. Hope in Redemption Despite the judgment, God's plan includes redemption and restoration, as seen in the continuation of the account with Noah. Call to Repentance This passage serves as a warning and a call to repentance, urging believers to live righteously in a corrupt world. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 6:7?2. How does Genesis 6:7 reveal God's response to human wickedness and sinfulness? 3. What does "I will wipe mankind" teach about God's judgment and holiness? 4. How can Genesis 6:7 deepen our understanding of God's justice and mercy balance? 5. How does Genesis 6:7 connect with the theme of divine judgment in Revelation? 6. In light of Genesis 6:7, how should we live to honor God today? 7. Why would a loving God decide to destroy humanity in Genesis 6:7? 8. How does Genesis 6:7 align with the concept of divine justice? 9. What historical evidence supports the events described in Genesis 6:7? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 6? 11. Who are the sons of God in the Bible? 12. Who were the believers in the Old Testament? 13. How do we reconcile Psalm 8’s depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans? 14. Is life more important than food? What Does Genesis 6:7 Mean So the LORD said“So the LORD said” (Genesis 6:7) signals that the coming judgment is not a natural disaster but a deliberate, moral response from the Creator. The same voice that spoke creation into being (Genesis 1:3; Psalm 33:9) now speaks of judgment. God’s words are decisive (Isaiah 55:11) and rooted in His holy character (Leviticus 19:2). He is not distant; He observes the thoughts and intentions of every heart (Genesis 6:5; Hebrews 4:13) and responds personally. I will blot out man, whom I have created • “Blot out” evokes erasing ink from a scroll (Exodus 32:32-33), a total removal from the record of life. • God’s ownership is emphasized: “whom I have created” (Genesis 2:7). Humanity is accountable to its Maker (Romans 14:12). • Judgment is the righteous wage of sin (Romans 6:23), yet even here mercy is on the horizon—Noah “found favor” (Genesis 6:8), foreshadowing salvation in Christ (1 Peter 3:20-21). from the face of the earth The judgment’s scope is global. As the floodwaters will cover “all the high mountains under all the heavens” (Genesis 7:19), so sin’s corruption is universal (Romans 3:23). God’s promise later never to destroy the earth by flood again (Genesis 9:11) underscores both His justice and His covenant faithfulness. Peter alludes to this historical flood when he describes a future, final purification by fire (2 Peter 3:6-7). every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air Human sin drags the wider creation into consequences it did not initiate: • At creation, mankind was tasked with stewarding the earth (Genesis 1:28). • When that stewardship fails, even animals suffer (Hosea 4:3). • Paul notes that “the whole creation has been subjected to futility” (Romans 8:20-22) and longs for redemption—anticipating the new heavens and new earth (Revelation 21:1). for I am grieved that I have made them • God’s grief is not regret born of ignorance but sorrow rooted in love (Ephesians 4:30). • He is “slow to anger” (Exodus 34:6), so this grief has built over generations of escalating violence (Genesis 6:11). • The verse affirms God’s emotional engagement with His creation (Isaiah 63:10; Mark 3:5). Judgment flows from holiness, but it costs Him; later He will bear the cost Himself at the cross (Romans 5:8). summary Genesis 6:7 shows a holy God personally responding to pervasive human sin. His spoken decree reveals: • Authority—He alone determines life and judgment. • Justice—Sin demands a righteous reckoning that affects all creation. • Sorrow—Divine grief underscores that judgment is never capricious. Yet within the same context God preserves a remnant through Noah, pointing to the ultimate deliverance offered in Jesus Christ (John 3:16). The verse urges us to take sin seriously, marvel at God’s patience, and cling to the salvation He provides. (7) I will destroy.--Heb., delete, rub out.From the face of the earth.--Heb., the adamah, the tilled ground which man had subdued and cultivated. Both man, and beast.--Heb., from man unto cattle, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the air, The animal world was to share in this destruction, because its fate is bound up with that of man (Romans 8:19-22); but the idea of the total destruction of all animals by the flood, so far from being contained in the text, is contradicted by it, as it only says that it is to reach to them. Wild beasts are not mentioned in this enumeration, probably because the domestic cattle would be the chief sufferers. Creeping thing.--Not necessarily reptiles. (See Note on Genesis 1:24.) Verse 7. - And the Lord said, - "Before weird (doom) there's word: Northern Proverb" (Bonar) - I will destroy - literally, blot or wipe out by washing (cf. Numbers 5:23; 2 Kings 21:13; Proverbs 30:20; Isaiah 25:8). "The idea of destroying by washing away is peculiarly appropriate to the Deluge, and the word is chosen on account of its significance" (Quarry) - man whom I have created from the face of the earth. An indirect refutation of the angel hypothesis (Keil, Lange). If the angels were the real authors of the moral corruption of the race, why are they not sentenced as the serpent was in Genesis 3:14? Both man, and beast, and the creeping thing. Literally, from man unto beast, etc. The lower creatures were involved in the punishment of man neither because of any moral corruption which had entered into them, nor as sharing in the atonement for human sins (Knobel); but rather on the ground of man's sovereignty over the animal world, and its dependence on him (Keil, Lange), and in exemplification of that great principle of Divine government by which the penal consequences of moral evil are allowed to extend beyond the immediate actor (cf. Romans 8:20). For it repenteth me that I have made them. Vide supra on ver. 6.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the LORDיְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I will blot out אֶמְחֶ֨ה (’em·ḥeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4229: To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to man, הָאָדָ֤ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have created, בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ (bā·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed from מֵעַל֙ (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the earth— הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land every man מֵֽאָדָם֙ (mê·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being and עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while beast בְּהֵמָ֔ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while crawling creature רֶ֖מֶשׂ (re·meś) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7431: A reptile, any other rapidly moving animal and bird ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures of the air— הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I am grieved נִחַ֖מְתִּי (ni·ḥam·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I have made them.” עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃ (‘ă·śî·ṯim) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Genesis 6:7 NIVGenesis 6:7 NLT Genesis 6:7 ESV Genesis 6:7 NASB Genesis 6:7 KJV Genesis 6:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 6:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 6:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 6:7 French Bible Genesis 6:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 6:7 Yahweh said I will destroy man whom (Gen. 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