1.4 KiB
The earth
Possible meanings are 1) the people who lived on the earth or 2) "The earth itself." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
was corrupt
The people doing what is evil is spoken of as if they were food that has become rotten. AT: "was rotten" or "was completely evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
before God
Possible meanings are 1) "in God's sight" or 2) "in the presence of Yahweh" as in Genesis 4:16.
and it was filled with violence
The writer speaks of violence as if it were something that could be put into a container and of the earth as a container. AT: "and there were very many violent people on the earth" or "because it was full of people who did evil things to each other" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
behold
The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
all flesh
Possible meanings for what "all flesh" represents are 1) all human beings or 2) all physical beings, including humans and animal. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
had corrupted their way
How a person behaves is spoken of as if it were a way or road. AT: "had stopped living the way God wanted" or "had behaved in an evil way" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)