Genesis 19:22
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.
21 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.
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.
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
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
- Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
- 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.
- WEB
- Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- ASV
- Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- DARBY
- Haste, escape thither; for I cannot do anything until thou art come there. Therefore the name of the city is called Zoar.
- BLB
- Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Upon thus the name of the city was called Zoar.
- ÅB
- Skynd deg, flykt dit! For jeg kan intet gjøre før du kommer dit. Derfor kaller de den by Soar[^1].
- OTB
- Men skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du når den." Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.
- B1930
- Skynd dig, fly dit! For jeg kan intet gjøre før du kommer dit. Derfor kaller de den by Soar. / < d.e. småby.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Read in contextGenesis 14:2
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Read in contextExodus 32:10
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Read in contextGenesis 32:25–28
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 9:14
Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
Read in contextMark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Read in contextPsalms 91:1–10
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Read in contextIsaiah 65:8
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
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