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Genesis 19:21

He said to him, “Alright, I am granting this request also, that I will not destroy the city which you have mentioned.

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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

20Look, that city over there is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Please, let me escape there (is it not a little one?), and my life will be saved.”

22Hurry! Escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the city was called Zoar.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Exodus 33:17Yahweh said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have requested, for you have found favor in my eyes, and I know you by name.”

Psalms 34:15The eyes of Yahweh are on the righteous 1 and his ears are directed toward their cry. 1

Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who honor him; 1 he hears their cry and saves them. 1

Matthew 12:20He will not break any bruised reed; 1 he will not quench any smoking flax, 1 until he leads justice to victory,

Hebrews 2:17So it was necessary for him to become like his brothers in all ways, so that he would be a merciful and faithful high priest in relation to the things of God, and so that he would bring about the pardon of the people's sins.

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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