6:11 The earth was ruined ¹  in the sight of ²  God; the earth was filled with violence. ³  6:12 God saw the earth, and indeed ⁴  it was ruined, ⁵  for all living creatures ⁶  on the earth were sinful. ⁷  6:13 So God said ⁸  to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, ⁹  for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy ¹⁰  them and the earth.