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Genesis 19:25

19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

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He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground. ¶

19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

What does Genesis 19:25 mean?

Genesis 19:25 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָפַךְ (hâphak), אֵל (ʼêl), עִיר (ʻîyr). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
he
overthrewהָפַךְhâphak/haw-fak'/H2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
thoseאֵלʼêl/ale/H411these or those
cities,עִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
and
all
the
plain,כִּכָּרkikkâr/kik-kawr'/H3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
and
all
the
inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
of
the
cities,עִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
and
that
which
grewצֶמַחtsemach/tseh'-makh/H6780a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
upon
the
ground.אֲדָמָהʼădâmâh/ad-aw-maw'/H127soil (from its general redness)

Commentary on Genesis 19:25

HENRY_FULL · Genesis 19:17–25
the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed 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. 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. 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 is, I. The rescue of Lot out of Sodom. Though there were not ten righteous men in Sodom, for whose sakes it might be spared, yet that one righteous man that was among them delivered his own soul,

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Genesis 19:25.

Genesis 19:29

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 13:12

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Genesis 19:21

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. thee: Heb. thy face

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, audience: Heb. ears

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What does Genesis 19:25 say?

Genesis 19:25 (King James Version) reads: "And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."

Is Genesis 19:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Genesis 19:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.

Who wrote the book of Genesis?

The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.

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