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Genesis 19:21

And he says to him, “Behold, I have also accepted your face for this thing, without overthrowing the city [for] which you have spoken;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

In Context

20now behold, this city [is] near to flee there, and it [is] little; please let me escape there (is it not little?) that my soul may live.”

22hurry, escape there, for I am not able to do anything until your entering there”; therefore he calls the name of the city Zoar.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.

Exodus 33:17And YHWH says to Moses, “Even this thing which you have spoken I do; for you have found grace in My eyes, and I know you by name.”

Psalms 34:15The eyes of YHWH [are] to the righteous, || And His ears to their cry.

Psalms 145:19He does the desire of those fearing Him, || And He hears their cry, and saves them.

Matthew 12:20A bruised reed He will not break, || And smoking flax He will not quench, || Until He may put forth judgment to victory,

Hebrews 2:17for this reason it seemed necessary to Him to be made like the brothers in all things, that He might become a kind and faithful Chief Priest in the things related to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

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 →

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