Genesis 6:6

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The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said, “I'm going to wipe out these people I created from the earth, and not only them but also the animals, the creatures that run along the ground, and the birds, because I'm sorry I made them.”

2 Samuel 24:16

But just as the angel was getting ready to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from causing such a disaster and told the destroying angel, “That's enough. You can stop now.” Right then the angel of the Lord was standing beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 21:15

God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to destroy it, the Lord saw it, and he relented from causing such a disaster. He told the destroying angel, “That's enough. You can stop now.” Right then the angel of the Lord was standing beside the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has made a vow he will not break: “You are a priest forever, following the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 119:158

Watching these unfaithful people disgusts me because they take no notice of your word.

Psalm 78:40

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, giving him grief in the desert!

Psalm 81:13

If only my people would listen to me; if only Israel would follow my ways!

Psalm 95:10

For forty years I was disgusted with that generation, and I said, ‘They are people who are unfaithful to me in their minds, and they refuse to accept my ways.’

Exodus 32:14

The Lord changed his mind over the disaster he threatened to cause his people.

Isaiah 48:18

If you had only listened carefully to what I told you! Then your blessings would have flowed like a river, and goodness would have washed over you like the waves of the sea.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled against him, and caused his Holy Spirit grief, so to them he became like an enemy and he fought against them.

Jeremiah 18:7

At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in the country have him killed? Didn't Hezekiah respect the Lord and plead with him? Didn't the Lord change his mind about the disaster he had announced against them? But we are about to bring a great disaster on ourselves!”

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them: As I live, declares the Lord God, it brings me no pleasure when wicked people die. I wish they would stop sinning and live! Stop! Stop sinning! Why should you die, people of Israel?

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I let you go, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is breaking; I am full of compassion.

Joel 2:13

Repent in your minds, and not by tearing your clothes.” Come back to the Lord your God for he is gracious and kind. He is slow to get angry and full of faithful love, and changes his mind about sending punishment.

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they had done—that they had given up their evil ways—so he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Malachi 3:6

For I am the Lord, I don't change, and you haven't stopped being descendants of Jacob.

Numbers 23:19

God isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he say he's going to do something but doesn't? Does he make promises he doesn't carry out?

Romans 11:29

God's gifts and his calling can't be withdrawn.

Ephesians 4:30

Don't disappoint the Holy Spirit of God that marked you as belonging to him until the day of redemption.

Deuteronomy 32:29

How I wish they were wise, so they could understand it; they would recognize what was going to happen to them.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord is going to vindicate his people; he will be merciful to his servants when he sees that they have no strength left, and that everyone is gone, whether slave or free.

Deuteronomy 5:29

I only wish they really did respect me and always kept my commandments so that they and their children would do well for all time.

Hebrews 3:10

That generation made me angry and so I said, ‘They're always mistaken in what they think, and they don't know me or what I'm doing.’

Hebrews 3:17

Who was God upset with for forty years? Wasn't it those who sinned, those who were buried in the desert?

James 1:17

All that's good, every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down from the Father who made heaven's lights. Unlike them he doesn't change—he doesn't vary or cause shadows.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I'm sorry I made Saul king, for he has given up following me and hasn't done as I ordered.” Samuel was upset, and he cried out to the Lord all through the night.

1 Samuel 15:29

In addition, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind!”

1 Samuel 15:35

Until the day of his death, Samuel never visited Saul again. Samuel mourned over Saul, and the Lord regretted he had made Saul the king of Israel.