Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham Let it not be grievous in thine eyes concerning the boy and concerning thy bondwoman, In all that Sarah may say unto thee, hearken to her voice,—For in Isaac, shall there be called to thee—a seed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham,—on account of his son.
13Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.
Cross References
Genesis 17:21But my covenant, will I establish with Isaac,—whom Sarah shall bear, to thee, by this set time, in the next year.
1 Samuel 8:9Now, therefore, hearken to their voice,—save that thou, enter protest, against them, and tell them the manner of the king who will reign over them.
Romans 9:7Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children,—but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:10-14
Hagar and Ishmael Expelled. ( b. c. 1892.) 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. 12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee,… Read the whole commentary →