Genesis 19:11 Parallel Translations

Then they struck all the men who were in the doorway of the house, young and old alike, with blindness so that they gave up trying to find the door.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

ASV:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

BBE:

But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.

DBY:

And they smote the men that were at the entrance of the house with blindness, from the smallest to the greatest; and they wearied themselves to find the entrance.

ERV:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

JPS:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

WBS:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

WEB:

They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

YLT:

and the men who are at the opening of the house they have smitten with blindness, from small even unto great, and they weary themselves to find the opening.

Genesis 19:11 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 28:28 "The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;

Deuteronomy 28:29 and you will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you will not prosper in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed continually, with none to save you.

2 Kings 6:18 When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD and said, "Strike this people with blindness, I pray." So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

Acts 13:11 "Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

19:11 And they smote the men with blindness - This was designed to put an end to their attempt, and to be an earnest of their utter ruin the next day.

MHC:

19:1-29 Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Care was therefore taken for saving Lot and his family. Lot lingered; he trifled. Thus many who are under convictions about their spiritual state, and the necessity of a change, defer that needful work. The salvation of the most righteous men is of God's mercy, not by their own merit. We are saved by grace. God's power also must be acknowledged in bringing souls out of a sinful state If God had not been merciful to us, our lingering had been our ruin. Lot must flee for his life. He must not hanker after Sodom. Such commands as these are given to those who, through grace, are delivered out of a sinful state and condition. Return not to sin and Satan. Rest not in self and the world. Reach toward Christ and heaven, for that is escaping to the mountain, short of which we must not stop. Concerning this destruction, observe that it is a revelation of the wrath of God against sin and sinners of all ages. Let us learn from hence the evil of sin, and its hurtful nature; it leads to ruin.

CONC:

Blind Blindness Door Doorway Entrance Greatest Groping Opening Outside Smallest Smitten Smote Struck Themselves Tired Trying Wearied Weary

Blind Blindness Door Doorway Find Great House Opening Outside Small Smallest Smitten Smote Struck Themselves Tired Trying Wearied Weary Young

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