Genesis 18:17

And the LORD said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

In Context

16And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then the LORD caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

2 Chronicles 20:7Didst not Thou, O our God, drive out 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 will do nothing, but He revealeth His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

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 →

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