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Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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The Anatomy of Sin
Commentators unanimously emphasize the totality of the corruption described. The Hebrew indicates that not just actions, but 'every imagination of the thoughts of his heart' was corrupt. Scholars like Calvin note this means there wasn't 'a drop of good mixed with it.' This verse paints a stark picture of the human condition when its heart is not oriented toward God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
And God saw. —Really, And Jehovah saw.
Imagination. —More exactly, form, shape. Thus, ev…
16th Century
Protestant
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Moses develops the subject to which he had just alluded: that God was neither too harsh …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth , &c.] That it spread throughout the earth, wherever it was…
The most remarkable thing about the old world is its destruction by the deluge, or flood. We are told of the abounding iniquity of that wicked worl…
