Genesis 18:17

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham my servant what things I intend to do?

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And the men having risen up from thence looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah. And Abraham went with them, attending them on their journey.

18But Abraham shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

2 Chronicles 20:7Art not thou the Lord that didst destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of thy people Israel, and didst give it to thy beloved seed of Abraham forever?

Amos 3:7For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to 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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