God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
Violence defiles the earth.
Today we hear much concern about environmental care for the earth so that it does not become spoiled, ruined and wasted. But God says that the earth deteriorates to that state because of the evil actions and thoughts of its inhabitants. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. The day of God's destructive anger is nearly upon us, and we are witnessing the same corruption and violence as in Noah's day. Violence is a violation of God's statutes, and causes defilement of the earth.