12 Then God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

13 And God said unto Noah, [a]An end of all flesh is come before me: for the earth is filled with [b]cruelty [c]through them: and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 ¶ Make thee an Ark of [d]pine trees: thou shalt make [e]cabins in the Ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

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  1. Genesis 6:13 Or, I will destroy mankind.
  2. Genesis 6:13 Or, oppression and wickedness.
  3. Genesis 6:13 Hebrew, from the face of them.
  4. Genesis 6:14 Hebrew, Gopher.
  5. Genesis 6:14 Hebrew, nests.

12 God saw how corrupt(A) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(B) 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(C) both them and the earth.(D) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood;(E) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(F) inside and out.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.