Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass when they had brought them outside, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou perish.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
18And Lot said to them, Not [so], I pray thee, Lord;
Cross References
Genesis 18:22And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.
Genesis 19:22Haste, escape thither; for I cannot do anything until thou art come there. Therefore the name of the city is called Zoar.
1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.
1 Kings 19:3And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
Jeremiah 48:6Flee, save your lives, and be like a shrub in the wilderness.
Matthew 24:16then let those who are in Judaea 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 →