Genesis 19:22

22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[a] )

Genesis 19:22 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
22 Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
NLT
22 But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means “little place.”)
MSG
22 But hurry up. Run for it! I can't do anything until you get there." That's why the town was called Zoar, that is, Smalltown.
CSB
22 Hurry up! Run there, for I cannot do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.

Genesis 19:22 In-Context

20 Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.”
21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar. )
23 By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.
24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 13:10

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