Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

International Standard Version

Then the LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and he was deeply grieved about that.

A Conservative Version

And LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

American Standard Version

And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Amplified

The Lord regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will lament that he made man in the earth, and he will be grieved at his heart

King James 2000

And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and {he was grieved in his heart}.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and He was angry to His heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he repented that he had made man upon the earth and sorrowed in his heart.

NET Bible

The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

The Emphasized Bible

and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth, - and he took sorrow unto his heart.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it repented
נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

the Lord

Usage: 0

man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

on the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and it grieved
עצב 
`atsab 
Usage: 17

him at

unto, with, against, at, into, in, before, to, of, upon, by, toward, hath, for, on, beside, from, where, after, within
Usage: 0

References

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Easton

Sin

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Judgment Decreed

5 And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually. 6 And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. 7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them.



Cross References

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them.

1 Samuel 15:11

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night.

2 Samuel 24:16

And the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it; but Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed among the people, It is enough: withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for the day of redemption.

Exodus 32:14

And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

Jeremiah 18:8-10

if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.

Deuteronomy 5:29

Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments continually, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever!

Deuteronomy 32:29

Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!

Deuteronomy 32:36

For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.

1 Samuel 15:35

And Samuel saw Saul no more until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned over Saul; and Jehovah repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:15

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough; withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Psalm 78:40

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

Psalm 81:13

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, that Israel had walked in my ways!

Psalm 95:10

Forty years was I grieved with the generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways;

Psalm 106:45

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses;

Psalm 110:4

Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.

Psalm 119:158

I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

Isaiah 48:18

Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea;

Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear Jehovah, and supplicate Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil that he had pronounced against them? And we should be doing a great evil against our souls.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give thee over, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee up, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

Joel 2:13

and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Jonah 3:10

And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil that he had said he would do unto them, and he did it not.

Malachi 3:6

For I Jehovah change not, and ye, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

Luke 19:41-42

And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the calling of God are not subject to repentance.

Hebrews 3:10

Wherefore I was wroth with this generation, and said, They always err in heart; and they have not known my ways;

Hebrews 3:17

And with whom was he wroth forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

Hebrews 6:17-18

Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

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