Genesis 6:13

“And God said unto Noah, etc.] This is a proof that he found favour in his eyes, since he spake to him, and told him what he had observed, and what he was determined to do, and gave him directions to make an ark for the security of himself and family, when he should destroy the world: the end of all flesh is come before me; that is, it was determined to put an end to the lives of all men, and of all cattle, and fowl and creeping things on the earth; all which are included in the phrase, “all flesh”, even every living substance on the earth: for the earth is filled with violence through them; that is, through men, for they are principally intended in the preceding clause, though not only; and…”

“And God said unto Noah--How startling must have been the announcement of the threatened destruction! There was no outward indication of it. The course of nature and experience seemed against the probability of its occurrence. The public opinion of mankind would ridicule it. The whole world would be ranged against him. Yet, persuaded the communication was from God, through faith (Heb 11:7), he set about preparing the means for preserving himself and family from the impending calamity.”

“- Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah’s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst, means “to be hollow.” אבה 'ēbeh a cognate word, signifies “a reed;” κιβωτός kibōtos Septuagint. גפר goper α. λ., perhaps “fir, cypress, resinous wood.” קן qēn “nest, room; related: prepare, rear up.” 16. צהר tsohar “shining, light;” not the same as…”

“The end of all flesh is come before me; I will destroy them - The ruin of this wicked world is decreed; it is come, that is, it will come surely, and come quickly. Genesis 6:14”

“The end: Jer 51:13; Eze 7:2-6; Amo 8:2; Pe1 4:7 filled: Gen 6:4, Gen 6:11, Gen 6:12, Gen 49:5; Hos 4:1, Hos 4:2 and behold: Gen 6:17 with: or, from, Gen 7:23 the earth: Jer 4:23-28; Heb 11:7; Pe2 3:6, Pe2 3:7, Pe2 3:10-12 Genesis 6:14”

“"The end of all flesh is come before Me." , when applied to rumours, invariably signifies "to reach the ear" (vid., Gen 18:21; Exo 3:9; Est 9:11); hence in this case cannot mean a me constitutus est (Ges.). , therefore, is not the end in the sense of destruction, but the end (extremity) of depravity or corruption, which leads to destruction. "For the earth has become full of wickedness ," i.e., proceeding from them, "and I destroy them along with the earth." Because all flesh had destroyed its way, it should be destroyed with the earth by God. The lex talionis is obvious here. Gen 6:14-15 Noah was exempted from the extermination. He was to build an ark, in order that he himself, his family,…”