Genesis 6:13

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“Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.”

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BSBPD

“Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And God said to Noah, `An end of all flesh hath come before Me, for the earth hath been full of violence from their presence; and lo, I am destroying them with the earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 6:13 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  2. Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
  3. Genesis 7:23And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
  4. Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
  5. Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
  6. Jeremiah 51:13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
  7. Ezekiel 7:2“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
  8. Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
  9. Amos 8:2“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
  10. Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  11. 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
  12. 2 Peter 3:6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
  13. 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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