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

20Look, please, this city is close enough to flee there, and it’s little. Please let me escape there. Isn’t it small? And let me live!” 21So He said to him, “Behold, I will grant your request concerning this matter too—not to demolish the city of which you have spoken. Hurry! Flee to safety there, because I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” (This is why the town is named Zoar.) 23The moment the sun rose upon the land, Lot entered Zoar, 24and Adonai rained sulfur and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah from Adonai out of the sky.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hasteמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• thee, escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• thither; for I cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• any thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• till thou be comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thither. Therefore the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• was calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820

Cross-references for Genesis 19:22

• Genesis 32:25So Jacob remained all by himself. Then a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.
• Exodus 32:10Now therefore, leave Me alone, so My wrath may burn hot against them, and so I may consume them—and make from you a great nation!”
• Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under the heavens. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they.’
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of Elyon, will abide in the shadow of Shaddai.
• Isaiah 65:8Thus says Adonai: “As new wine is found in a cluster, and one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it,’ so I will do for My servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
• Mark 6:5He was not able to do any miracle, except that He laid 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 lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.
• Genesis 14:2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (this is Zoar).
• Isaiah 15:5My heart cries out for Moab. Her fugitives are as far as Zoar as a three year old heifer, for by the ascent of Luhith they go up with weeping, for on the way of Horonaim they raise a cry of distress.
• Jeremiah 48:34“From the outcry of Heshbon to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they will raise their voice—from Zoar to Horonaim and a 3-year old heifer—for the Waters of Nimrim also will be waste.
• Genesis 19:20Look, please, this city is close enough to flee there, and it’s little. Please let me escape there. Isn’t it small? And let me live!”

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
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• 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