Genesis 6:5 — The Lord saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought… — CEV | maBible

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5 The Lord saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil.

Passage themes

Corruption seen by God — GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth
A wholly corrupted heart — every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually

Notes and references

6.5-8 Mt 24.37; Lk 17.26; 1 P 3.20.

Events in this chapter

6.9 — L'arche de Noé sauve du jugement

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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