Genesis 6:6

New Living Translation

So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”

2 Samuel 24:16

But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 21:15

And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 119:158

Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word.

Psalm 78:40

Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved his heart in that dry wasteland.

Psalm 81:13

Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!

Psalm 95:10

For forty years I was angry with them, and I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.’

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

Isaiah 48:18

Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.

Jeremiah 18:7

If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,

Jeremiah 26:19

But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”

Ezekiel 33:11

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?

Hosea 11:8

“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.

Joel 2:13

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Malachi 3:6

“I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

Romans 11:29

For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.

Ephesians 4:30

And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Deuteronomy 32:29

Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!

Deuteronomy 32:36

“Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.

Deuteronomy 5:29

Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.

Hebrews 3:10

So I was angry with them, and I said, ‘Their hearts always turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.’

Hebrews 3:17

And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness?

James 1:17

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.

1 Samuel 15:29

And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”

1 Samuel 15:35

Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.