Genesis 19:21

Mercy and compassion

¹⁹ Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

²⁰ Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ( is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

²² Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

²³ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

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.

Compare

BSB: “Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
KJV: And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
WEB: He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
ASV: And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
DARBY: And he said to him, Behold, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
BLB: And he said to him, “Behold, I have sustained you also concerning this thing without overthrowing the city about which you have spoken.

ÅB: Da sa han til ham: Vel, jeg har også bønnhørt deg i dette stykke; jeg skal ikke ødelegge den by du taler om.
OTB: Han svarte ham: "Jeg vil også innvilge denne forespørselen; jeg vil ikke ødelegge byen du snakker om.
B1930: Da sa han til ham: Vel, jeg har også bønnhørt dig i dette stykke; jeg skal ikke ødelegge den by du taler om.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
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Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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Job 42:8–9
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
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Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
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Luke 11:8
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
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Genesis 18:24
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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Matthew 12:20
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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Hebrews 2:17
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
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