Genesis 6:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He was very sorry that he had made them,

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

and he said, “I'll destroy every living creature on earth! I'll wipe out people, animals, birds, and reptiles. I'm sorry I ever made them.”

1 Chronicles 21:15

Then he sent an angel to destroy the city of Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to do that, the LORD felt sorry for all the suffering he had caused the people, and he told the angel, “Stop! They have suffered enough.” This happened at the threshing place that belonged to Araunah the Jebusite.

Psalm 106:45

You kept your agreement and were so merciful

Psalm 110:4

The LORD has made a promise that will never be broken: “You will be a priest for ever, just like Melchizedek.”

Psalm 119:158

All those unfaithful people who refuse to obey you are disgusting to me.

Psalm 78:40

While they were in the desert, they often rebelled and made God sad.

Psalm 81:13

“My people, Israel, if only you would listen and do as I say!

Psalm 95:10

Then God got tired of them and said, “You never show good sense, and you don't understand what I want you to do.”

Exodus 32:14

So even though the LORD had threatened to destroy the people, he changed his mind and let them live.

Isaiah 48:18

How I wish that you had obeyed my commands! Your success and good fortune would then have overflowed like a flooding river.

Isaiah 63:10

Then the LORD's people turned against him and made his Holy Spirit sad. So he became their enemy and attacked them.

Jeremiah 18:7

If I threaten to uproot and shatter an evil nation

Jeremiah 26:19

Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to the LORD with fear and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then the LORD decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed, we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them that as surely as I am the living LORD God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.

Hosea 11:8

Israel, I can't let you go. I can't give you up. How could I possibly destroy you as I did the towns of Admah and Zeboiim? I just can't do it. My feelings for you are much too strong.

Joel 2:13

Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.

Malachi 3:6

Descendants of Jacob, I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I never change. That's why you haven't been wiped out,

Numbers 23:19

God is no mere human! He doesn't tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises.

Romans 11:29

God doesn't take back the gifts he has given or forget about the people he has chosen.

Ephesians 4:30

Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that some day you will be free from your sins.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If you did, you could see where you are headed.

Deuteronomy 32:36

When only a few of the LORD's people remain, when their strength is gone, and some of them are slaves, the LORD will feel sorry for them and give them justice.

Deuteronomy 5:29

I wish they would always worship me with fear and trembling and be this willing to obey me! Then they and their children would always enjoy a successful life.

Hebrews 3:17

Who were the people that made God angry for forty years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert?

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing.

1 Samuel 15:11

“Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the LORD all night.

1 Samuel 15:29

Besides, the eternal God of Israel isn't a human being. He doesn't tell lies or change his mind.”

1 Samuel 15:35

Even though Samuel felt sad about Saul, Samuel never saw him again. The LORD was sorry he had made Saul the king of Israel.