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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Gen 6:5
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Gen 6:5 · Douay-Rheims
“And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times,”
On this verse:
“God saw it . . . repented . . . grieved--God cannot change (Mal 3:6; Jam 1:17); but, by language suited to our nature and experience, He is described as about to alter His visible procedure towards mankind--from being merciful and long-suffering, He was about to show Himself a God of judgment; and, as that impious race had filled up the measure of their iniquities, He was about to introduce a terrible display of His justice (Ecc 8:11).”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.