¹⁷ The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,^(A)

¹⁴ So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were [betrothed, and legally promised] to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he appeared to be joking.