Judgment Decreed
5 When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, 6:5 Gn 8:21; Ps 14:1–3; Pr 6:18; Mt 15:19; Rm 1:28–326 the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, 6:6 Nm 23:19; 1Sm 15:11,29; 2Sm 24:16; Jl 2:13 and he was deeply grieved. 7 Then the Lord said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky — for I regret that I made them." 8 Noah, however, found favor with the Lord. 6:8 Gn 19:19; Ex 33:17; Lk 1:30
God Warns Noah
9 These are the family records 6:9 Gn 2:4 of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, 6:9 Ps 37:39; 2Pt 2:5 blameless among his contemporaries; 6:9 Gn 17:1; Dt 18:13; Jb 1:1 Noah walked with God. 6:9 Gn 5:22