"And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." — Genesis 6:6

Genesis 6:6 · KJV

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

— Genesis 6:6

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man {was} great in the earth, and {that} every imagination of the thoughts of his heart {was} only evil continually. {every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires} {continually: Heb. every day}

Verse 7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. {both...: Heb. from man unto beast}

Genesis 6 — Context

There were giants 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 {became} mighty men which {were} of old, men of renown.

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

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Cross References

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, {and} he fought against them.

1 Samuel 15:11

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul {to be} king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

Ephesians 4:30

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Hebrews 3:10

Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in {their} heart; and they have not known my ways.

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he {is} not a man, that he should repent. {Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory}

2 Samuel 24:16

And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. {Araunah: also called, Ornan}

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 that he would do unto them; and he did {it} not.

Numbers 23:19

God {is} not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do {it}? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?