Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at 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
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him 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.
Themes
Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Grieved
Destruction » Why people are destroyed
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Decreed
5
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 63:10
and grieved His Holy Spirit.
So He became their enemy
and fought against them.
1 Samuel 15:11
“I regret that I made Saul king,
2 Samuel 24:16
Then the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it,
Ephesians 4:30
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit.
Exodus 32:14
So the Lord relented
Numbers 23:19
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?
1 Samuel 15:29
Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel
Jeremiah 18:8-10
However, if that nation I have made an announcement about turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.
James 1:17
Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.
Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commands always, so that they and their children will prosper forever.
Deuteronomy 32:29
they would understand their fate.
Deuteronomy 32:36
and have compassion on His servants
when He sees that their strength is gone
and no one is left—slave or free.
1 Samuel 15:35
Even to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul.
1 Chronicles 21:15
Then God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but when the angel was about to destroy the city,
Psalm 78:40
in the wilderness
and grieved Him in the desert.
Psalm 81:13
and Israel would follow My ways,
Psalm 95:10
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”
Psalm 106:45
and relented according to the riches
of His faithful love.
Psalm 110:4
“Forever, You are a priest
like Melchizedek.”
Psalm 119:158
because they do not keep Your word.
Isaiah 48:18
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and plead for the Lord’s favor,
Ezekiel 33:11
Tell them: As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live.
Hosea 11:8
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
I have had a change of heart;
My compassion is stirred!
Joel 2:13
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.
Jonah 3:10
Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways
Malachi 3:6
“Because I, Yahweh, have not changed,
Luke 19:41-42
As He approached and saw the city, He wept
Romans 11:29
since God’s gracious gifts and calling
Hebrews 3:10
Therefore I was provoked with that generation
and said, “They always go astray in their hearts,
and they have not known My ways.”
Hebrews 3:17
And who was He provoked with for 40 years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
Hebrews 6:17-18
Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,