Genesis 17:18

And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

In Context

17Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

19And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:14You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

Psalms 4:6\4:5\Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.

Isaiah 59:2But your sins have come between you and your God, and by your evil doings his face has been veiled from you, so that he will give you no answer.

Acts 2:39For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:16-23

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!… Read the whole commentary →

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