How can someone who is all knowing and all powerful do something that they'd later regret?

In the bible it said God regretted making humans and wanted to flood the earth to destroy all living creatures. That's confusing to me because how could a perfect and all knowing being do something that they'd later regret?

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Thandeka · 31-35, F

I don't know he probably was heartbroken when he said that. It's not easy letting your creation be destroyed you know.

Sweetguy024 · 36-40, M

@Thandeka it's just weird to me. If you do something and than regret it later isn't that's called making a mistake? Like if I had a baby and that baby grew up to kill me or do something else that was evil I would feel that having that baby was a mistake and I would regret it.

Thandeka · 31-35, F

@Sweetguy024 He could have always destroyed everything in existence if he felt like he made a mistake and start afresh. He don't answer to nobody.