Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life, do not look behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain. Escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my lord.
Cross References
Genesis 18:22And the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before LORD.
Genesis 19:22Hasten thee, escape there, for I cannot do anything till thou have come there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life tonight, tomorrow thou will be slain.
1 Kings 19:3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life. And he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
Jeremiah 48:6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
Matthew 24:16then let those in Judea flee to the mountains.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 19:16-24
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind… Read the whole commentary →