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Genesis 6:13

What does Genesis 6:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 6:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 6:13 means

God directly informs Noah of His plan: \"The end of all flesh is come before me.\" He explicitly states His intention to destroy all life, including the earth itself, due to the extreme violence that had filled the world through humanity's actions. This is God's solemn declaration of judgment, revealing His purpose to Noah and setting the stage for the specific instructions for salvation. It signifies a radical solution to a radical problem.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

AndGod said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Context

This verse marks a pivotal moment where God directly communicates His judgment to Noah, following His observation of universal corruption (verse 12). It transitions from God's internal grieving and general declarations to a specific, personal revelation to His chosen one, setting up the subsequent detailed commands for building the ark and preserving life.

v.12And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

v.13This passage

v.14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 6:4

    The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • Genesis 49:5

    Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.

  • Genesis 6:11

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

  • Jeremiah 4:23

    I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

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