Genesis 19:14

12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,

13 because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”

So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

15 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

16 But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

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
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
KJV
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
WEB
Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.
ASV
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
DARBY
And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.
BLB
And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the ones who had taken his daughters, and he said, “Get up, get out of this place, for YHWH will destroy the city.” And he seemed to be joking to his sons-in-law.
ÅB
Da gikk Lot ut og talte til sine svigersønner, dem som skulle ha hans døtre. og sa: Stå opp og gå bort fra dette sted! For Herren vil ødelegge byen. Men hans svigersønner tenkte at han bare spøkte.
OTB
Så Lot gikk ut og talte til sine svigersønner, som skulle gifte seg med hans døtre, og sa: "Stå opp, kom dere ut av dette stedet, for Herren er i ferd med å ødelegge byen." Men han virket for sine svigersønner som om han spøkte.
B1930
Da gikk Lot ut og talte til sine svigersønner, dem som skulde ha hans døtre. og sa: Stå op og gå bort fra dette sted! For Herren vil ødelegge byen. Men hans svigersønner tenkte at han bare spøkte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 16:21

    “Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”

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  • Numbers 16:26

    And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

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  • Jeremiah 51:6

    Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.

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  • Numbers 16:45

    “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.

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  • Revelation 18:4–8

    Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:10

    And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.

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  • Luke 17:28–30

    It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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  • Jeremiah 20:7

    You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.

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