Genesis 18:17

Now, Yahweh, had said,—Am I going to hide from Abraham what I do,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 over the face of Sodom,—Abraham also going with them to set them on their way.

18when, 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 19:24And, Yahweh, rained, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire,—from Yahweh, out of the heavens:

2 Chronicles 20:7Art not, thou, our God, who didst dispossess the inhabitants of this land, from before thy people Israel,—and didst give it unto the seed of Abraham who loved thee, unto times age-abiding?

Amos 3:7Surely My Lord Yahweh, will do, nothing,—except he have disclosed his secret unto his servants, the prophets!

James 2:23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith—And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God’s friend, was he called:

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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