Genesis 17:3
And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
In Context
2And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.
4As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
Cross References
Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron went down on their faces before the meeting of the people.
Numbers 16:45Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them. And they went down on their faces.
Judges 13:20And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.
Ezekiel 1:28Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.
Ezekiel 9:8Now while they were doing so, and I was untouched, I went down on my face, and crying out, I said, Ah, Lord! will you give all the rest of Israel to destruction in letting loose your wrath on Jerusalem?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:2-4
The Covenant with Abraham Renewed. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Here is, I. The time when God made Abram this gracious visit: When he was ninety-nine years old, full thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael. 1. So long, it… Read the whole commentary →