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Genesis 19:12-30
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Genesis 19:12-30
King James Version
12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
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 thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 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.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:
28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
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Genesis 19:12-30
New International Version
Genesis 19:12-30
New International Version
12 The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you?(A) Get them out of here, 13 because we(B) are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great(C) that he has sent us to destroy it.”(D)
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry[a] his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city!(E)” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.(F)
15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away(G) when the city is punished.(H)”
16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters(I) and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.(J) 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives!(K) Don’t look back,(L) and don’t stop anywhere in the plain!(M) Flee to the mountains(N) or you will be swept away!”
18 But Lot said to them, “No, my lords,[b] please! 19 Your[c] servant has found favor in your[d] eyes,(O) and you[e] have shown great kindness(P) to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains;(Q) this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die. 20 Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.”
21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request(R) too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of. 22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[f](S))
23 By the time Lot reached Zoar,(T) the sun had risen over the land. 24 Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur(U) on Sodom and Gomorrah(V)—from the Lord out of the heavens.(W) 25 Thus he overthrew those cities(X) and the entire plain,(Y) destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.(Z) 26 But Lot’s wife looked back,(AA) and she became a pillar of salt.(AB)
27 Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the Lord.(AC) 28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.(AD)
29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain,(AE) he remembered(AF) Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe(AG) that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.(AH)
Lot and His Daughters
30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar(AI) and settled in the mountains,(AJ) for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
Footnotes
- Genesis 19:14 Or were married to
- Genesis 19:18 Or No, Lord; or No, my lord
- Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 19:19 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.
Genesis 19:12-30
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Genesis 19:12-30
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Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed(A)
12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—(B)take them out of this place! 13 For we will destroy this place, because the (C)outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and (D)the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, (E)who had married his daughters, and said, (F)“Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” (G)But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.
15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, (H)“Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.” 16 And while he lingered, the men (I)took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the (J)Lord being merciful to him, (K)and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that [a]he said, (L)“Escape for your life! (M)Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape (N)to the mountains, lest you be [b]destroyed.”
18 Then Lot said to them, “Please, (O)no, my lords! 19 Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die. 20 See now, this city 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 soul shall live.”
21 And he said to him, “See, (P)I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken. 22 Hurry, escape there. For (Q)I cannot do anything until you arrive there.”
Therefore (R)the name of the city was called [c]Zoar.
23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained (S)brimstone and (T)fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. 25 So He [d]overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and (U)what grew on the ground.
26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became (V)a pillar of salt.
27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where (W)he had stood before the Lord. 28 Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, (X)the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace. 29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God (Y)remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
The Descendants of Lot
30 Then Lot went up out of Zoar and (Z)dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.
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- Genesis 19:17 LXX, Syr., Vg. they
- Genesis 19:17 Lit. swept away
- Genesis 19:22 Lit. Little or Insignificant
- Genesis 19:25 devastated
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