Genesis 19:22

Genesis 19:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
• New International Version (NIV)But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Context of Genesis 19:22

20now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life may be saved.” 21And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken. Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the town was named Zoar. 23The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 24Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven,

Genesis 19:22 word by word

מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת דָּבָ֔ר עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֖ שָׁ֑מָּה עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר צֽוֹעַר׃Read the interlinear

• Hurryמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• for I cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• for I cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• anythingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• you arriveבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• the townעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• was namedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• was namedשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820

Cross-references for Genesis 19:22

• Genesis 32:25When the man saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
• Exodus 32:10So now leave Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
• Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, that I may destroy them and wipe out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
• Psalms 91:1One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 65:8This is what the Lord says: “Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,’ So I will act in behalf of My servants In order not to destroy all of them.
• Mark 6:5And He could not do any miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
• 2 Timothy 2:13If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
• Genesis 13:10Lot raised his eyes and saw all the vicinity of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt going toward Zoar.
• Genesis 14:2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Isaiah 15:5My heart cries out for Moab; His fugitives are as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah, For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping; Indeed, on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their collapse.
• Jeremiah 48:34From the outcry at Heshbon to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.
• Genesis 19:20now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life may be saved.”

Commentaries on Genesis 19:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither - So these heavenly messengers had the strictest commission to take care of Lot and his family; and even the purposes of Divine justice could not be accomplished on the rebellious, till this righteous man and his family had escaped from the place. A proof of Abraham's assertion, The Judge of all the earth will do right. The name of the city was called Zoar - צוער Tsoar, Little, its former name being Bela.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-38Verses 1-38 - The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־ gesh -hāl'âh “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision. 37. מואב mô'āb Moab; מאב mē'āb “from a father.” בן־עמי ben -‛amı̂y Ben-ammi, “son of my people.” עמון ‛amôn Ammon, “of the people.” This chapter is the continuation and conclusion of the former. It records a part of God‘s strange work - strange…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-22Lot asked the angels for permission to live in the small town of Zoar (which means "little place") even after they saved him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Haste ... for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither--The ruin of Sodom was suspended till he was secure. What care God does take of His people (Re 7:3)! What a proof of the love which God bore to a good though weak man!Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 19:22

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Intercession
• Lot
• Sodom
• Zoar

In the dictionaries

• Zoar
• Abraham
• Angel
• Cave
• Concerning
• Deal
• Escape
• Pillar
• Press
• Remember

Commentaries on Genesis 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings