407 B

Raw Blame History

The earth

Possible meanings are 1) the people who lived on the earth or 2) "The earth itself."

was corrupt

"was rotten" or "was completely evil"

before God

Possible meanings are 1) "in God's sight" or 2) "in the presence of Yahweh"

and it was filled with violence

"and there were very many violent people on the earth" or "because it was full of people who did evil things to each other"