What does 'corrupt' mean in Genesis 6:11?
In Genesis 6:11, 'corrupt' describes something vile and rotten, likened to a spoiled potato that smells to high heaven and is repulsive to touch. It denotes moral decay and wickedness. The verse adds that the earth was filled with violence, showing corruption and violence went hand in hand.
Les explains that when he thinks of the word 'corrupt' in Genesis 6:11, the first thing that comes to mind is an old rotten potato—nothing smells worse or looks worse. He describes corruption as something vile, something you don't even want to touch, and something that smells to high heaven. The whole world was corrupt and filled with violence, and those two things went hand in hand.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.