Genesis 19:27

Forsothe Abraham risynge eerly, where he stood bifore with the Lord, bihelde Sodom and Gomorre,

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And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

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26And his wijf lokide abac, and was turned in to an ymage of salt.

28and al the lond of that cuntrey; and he seiy a deed sparcle stiynge fro erthe, as the smoke of a furneis.

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Genesis 18:22And thei turneden han fro thennus, and yeden to Sodom. Abraham sotheli stood yit bifore the Lord,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 19:27

26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. This also is written for our admonition. Our Saviour refers to it ( Luke xvii. 32 ), Remember Lot's wife. As by the example of Sodom the wicked are warned to turn from their wickedness, so by the example of Lot's wife the righteous are warned not to turn from their righteousness. See Ezek. iii. 18 , 20 . We have here, I. The sin of Lot's wife: She looked back from behind him. This seemed a small thing, but we are sure, by the punishment… Read the whole commentary →

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