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NASB | Genesis 6:6 The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:6 The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart. |
Bible Question: Since God knows all things (past and present), why was he sorry that he created us and then brought the flood? He would have known what we were going to do. Or is this just so that we can see how much God loves us by giving us another chance? |
Bible Answer: Since God knows all things (past and present), why was he sorry that he created us and then brought the flood? ... Verse 5 says "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Man chose to do evil - his freedom |