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Genesis 18:20 KJV
Genesis · chapter 18 · verse 20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;Genesis 18:20 · King James Version
Genesis 18:20 in context
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19For 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 LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GomorrahʻĂmôrâhAmorah, a place in PalestineH6017 →
- SodomÇᵉdômSedom, a place near the Dead SeaH5467 →
- greatrababundantH7227 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- cryzaʻaqa shriek or outcryH2201 →
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The messengers from heaven had now despatched one part of their business, which was an errand of grace to Abraham and Sarah, and which they delivered first; but now they have before them work of another nature. Sodom is to be destroyed, and they must do it, Gen 19:13.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-22