Genesis 19:17-29

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As soon as the men had broughtH3318 themH853 outH2351, one of them saidH559, “RunH4422 forH5921 your livesH5315! Do notH408 lookH5027 backH310, and do notH408 stopH5975 anywhereH3605 on the plainH3603! FleeH4422 to the mountainsH2022, orH6435 you will be swept awayH5595!”

18But LotH3876 repliedH559H413, “NoH408, my lordsH136, pleaseH4994! 19Your servantH5650 has indeedH2009H4994 foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, and you have shown meH6213H5978 greatH1431 kindnessH2617 by sparingH2421 my lifeH5315. But IH595 cannotH3808H3201 runH4422 to the mountainsH2022H6435; the disasterH7451 will overtake meH1692, and I will dieH4191. 20LookH2009, thereH2063 is a townH5892 nearbyH7138 whereH8033 I can fleeH5127, and itH1931 is a small placeH4705. PleaseH4994 let me fleeH4422H4994 thereH8033—is itH1931 notH3808 a small placeH4705? Then my lifeH5315 will be savedH2421.”

21“Very wellH2009,” he answeredH559H413, “I will grant this requestH5375H6440H2088H1697 as wellH1571, and will notH1115 demolishH2015 the townH5892 you indicateH1696. 22HurryH4116! RunH4422 there quicklyH8033, forH3588 I cannotH3808H3201 doH6213 anythingH1697 untilH5704 you reachH935 itH8033.” That is whyH5921H3651 the townH5892 was calledH7121H8034 ZoarH6820.1

23And by the time the sunH8121 had risenH3318 overH5921 the landH776, LotH3876 had reachedH935 ZoarH6820.

24Then the LORDH3068 rained downH4305 sulfurH1614 and fireH784 onH5921 SodomH5467H5921 and GomorrahH6017—fromH854 the LORDH3068 out ofH4480 the heavensH8064. 25Thus He destroyedH2015 theseH411 citiesH5892 and the entireH3605 plainH3603, includingH853 allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the citiesH5892 and everything that grewH6780 on the groundH127.

26But Lot’s wifeH802 lookedH5027 backH310, and she becameH1961 a pillarH5333 of saltH4417.

27Early the next morningH1242, AbrahamH85 got upH7925 and returned toH413 the placeH4725 whereH834 he had stoodH5975H8033H854 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068. 28He lookedH8259 downH5921 towardH6440 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017H5921 and allH3605H6440 the landH776 of the plainH3603, and he sawH7200H2009 the smokeH7008 risingH5927 from the landH776 like smokeH7008 from a furnaceH3536.

29SoH1961 when GodH430 destroyedH7843 the citiesH5892 of the plainH3603, HeH430 rememberedH2142 AbrahamH85, and He broughtH7971 LotH3876 out of theH8432 catastropheH2018 that destroyedH2015 the citiesH5892 whereH834 he had livedH3427.