Bible Strands
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Noah immediately after surveying the corrupted earth and the violence of living creatures, directly preceding the command to build the ark. The words — קֵץ (ketz) means "the end" or termination, and בָּשָׂר (baśār) translates literally to "flesh" or living creatures. The thread — The announcement of an approaching end reappears in 1 Peter 4:7, while the same pattern of earthly corruption and violence is recorded in Genesis 6:11. Why it lands — The text states that divine destruction follows widespread violence, requiring immediate compliance to preserve what remains.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Cross-references
- Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Genesis 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
- Ezekiel 7:2 “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
- 2 Peter 3:6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
- 2 Peter 3:10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 7:23 And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
- Amos 8:2 “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
- Genesis 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.