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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- WEB God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
- NASB Then God said to Noah, “The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
- NLT So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!
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Quick answer
God tells Noah he will bring an end to all flesh because the earth is filled with violence. Noah is warned and drawn into God's plan.
Overview
God reveals his judgment directly to Noah, treating him as a trusted servant and giving him opportunity to prepare. The reason given is the earth's pervasive violence, underscoring that the flood is moral judgment, not arbitrary disaster. By revealing his purpose, God shows that judgment and the offer of refuge come together.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Hos 4:1–2Hear 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!
- 1 Pet 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Gen 6:11–12Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
- Ezek 7:2–6“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.
- 2 Pet 3:10–12But 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.
- 2 Pet 3:6–7through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
- Gen 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.
- 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.”
- Gen 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.
- Jer 4:23–28I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
- Jer 51:13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
- Heb 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.
- Gen 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
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