Genesis 6:6 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 6:5-7 MSG (The Message)
GOD saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. GOD was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. GOD said, “I’ll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds—the works. I’m sorry I made them.”
Genesis 6:6 KJV (King James Version)
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:6 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Genesis 6:6 NCV (New Century Version)
He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.
Genesis 6:6 ASV (American Standard Version)
And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:6 NIV (New International Version)
The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
Genesis 6:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Genesis 6:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.
Genesis 6:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
Genesis 6:6 TPT (The Passion Translation)
And YAHWEH was saddened that he had made humanity, and his heart was filled with pain.
Genesis 6:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.