Parallel Verses

Amplified

The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].

New American Standard Bible

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

King James Version

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Holman Bible

Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness.

International Standard Version

By this time, the earth had become ruined in God's opinion and filled with violence.

A Conservative Version

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

American Standard Version

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Bible in Basic English

And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

Darby Translation

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.

Julia Smith Translation

And the earth shall be corrupted to the face of God; and the earth shall be filled with violence.

King James 2000

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the earth [was] corrupted before God, and the earth was filled [with] violence.

Modern King James verseion

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and was full of mischief.

NET Bible

The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

New Heart English Bible

The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

The Emphasized Bible

And the earth corrupted itself before God, - and the earth was filled with violence,

Webster

The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence.

World English Bible

The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled with violence.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

God Warns Noah

10 Now Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power]. 12 God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.



Cross References

Ezekiel 8:17

He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it too slight a thing for the house of Judah to commit the repulsive acts which they have committed here, that they have filled the land with violence and repeatedly provoked Me to anger? And behold, they are putting the branch to their nose.

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Sodom were extremely wicked and sinful against the Lord [unashamed in their open sin before Him].

2 Chronicles 34:27

“Because your heart was gentle and penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and humbled yourself before Me, and tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” declares the Lord.

Psalm 11:5


The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

Psalm 55:9


Confuse [my enemies], O Lord, divide their tongues [destroying their schemes],
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 140:11


“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”

Isaiah 60:18


“Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;
But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].

Jeremiah 6:7


“As a fountain springs up and pours out its fresh waters,
So she [continually] pours out her fresh wickedness.
Violence and destruction are heard inside her [walls];
Sickness and wounds are always before Me.

Ezekiel 28:16


“Through the abundance of your commerce
You were internally filled with lawlessness and violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you out as a profane and unholy thing
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.

Hosea 4:1-2

Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel,
For the Lord has a [legal] case with the inhabitants of the land,
Because there is no faithfulness [no steadfast love, no dependability] or loyalty or kindness
Or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.

Habakkuk 1:2


O Lord, how long will I call for help
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do not save.

Habakkuk 2:8


“Because you [king of Babylon] have looted many nations,
All peoples who are left will loot you—
Because of human bloodshed and for the violence done to the land,
To the city and all its inhabitants.

Habakkuk 2:17


“For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you;
The destruction of the animals will terrify you
On account of human bloodshed and the violence done to the land,
To the city and all its inhabitants.

Luke 1:6

They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Romans 2:13

For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].

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