Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 19:24And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
2 Chronicles 20:7Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
Amos 3:7For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
James 2:23And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:17-23
Abraham's Interview with God. ( b. c. 1898.) 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord , to do justice and judgment; that the… Read the whole commentary →