Genesis 6:5-8

Genesis 6:5-8

[5] And GOD  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.  [6] And it repented  the LORD  that he had made  man  on the earth,  and it grieved  him at  his heart.  [7] And the LORD  said,  I will destroy  man  whom I have created  from the face  of the earth;  both man,  and  beast,  and the creeping thing,  and the fowls  of the air;  for it repenteth  me that I have made  [8] But Noah  found  grace  in the eyes  of the LORD. 

What does Genesis 6:5-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The second reason for the flood was the sinfulness of humanity generally.