Genesis 19:19 · KJV
“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:”
— Genesis 19:19
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
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.
Genesis 19 — Context
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.
18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19Behold 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:
20Behold 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.
21And 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}
Cross References
Matthew 8:25-26
And his disciples came to {him}, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
1 Samuel 27:1
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: {there is} nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. {perish: Heb. be consumed}
Psalms 116:1-19
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice {and} my supplications.
Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, thou {art} my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Psalms 106:1-48
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for {he is} good: for his mercy {endureth} for ever. {Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah}
Psalms 18:1-50
[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day {that} the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,] I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
1 Kings 9:9
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
Psalms 77:7-11
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?