Genesis 17:19

¹⁷ Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

¹⁸ And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

²⁰ As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

²¹ But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

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: But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
KJV: And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
WEB: God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
ASV: And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
DARBY: And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
BLB: And God said, “Sarah your wife surely will bear to you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

ÅB: Da sa Gud: Sannelig, Sara, din hustru, skal føde deg en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Isak, og jeg vil opprette min pakt med ham, en evig pakt for hans etterkommere.
OTB: Men Gud sa: “Nei, men din kone Sara skal føde deg en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Isak; og jeg vil opprette min pakt med ham som en evig pakt for hans ætt etter ham.
B1930: Da sa Gud: Sannelig, Sara, din hustru, skal føde dig en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Isak, og jeg vil oprette min pakt med ham, en evig pakt for hans ætt efter ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 21:2–3
So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
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Luke 1:13–20
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
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Genesis 18:10–14
Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
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Galatians 4:28–31
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
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Genesis 21:6
Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
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2 Kings 4:16–17
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
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Romans 9:6–9
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
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Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
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