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Genesis 15:16

Judgment

14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
KJV
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
WEB
In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
ASV
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
DARBY
And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
BLB
And the fourth generation, they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite here [is] not yet complete.”
ÅB
Og i det fjerde slektsledd skal de komme hit igjen; for amorittene har enda ikke fylt sin ondskaps mål.
OTB
I den fjerde generasjonen skal dine etterkommere vende tilbake hit, for amorittenes synd har ennå ikke nådd sitt fulle mål.»
B1930
Og i det fjerde ættledd skal de komme hit igjen; for amorittene har ennu ikke fylt sin ondskaps mål.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • 1 Kings 21:26

    And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

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  • Daniel 8:23

    And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

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  • Matthew 23:32–35

    Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

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  • Exodus 12:40

    Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:16

    Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

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  • 2 Peter 3:8–9

    But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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  • Zechariah 5:5–11

    Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

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