Genesis 19 · Verse 14

Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
Genesis 19:14, King James Version

Genesis 19:14 in other translations

BSBSo Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
WEBLot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.
ASVAnd Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
YLTAnd Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto his sons-in-law, those taking his daughters, and saith, ‘Rise, go out from this place, for Jehovah is destroying the city;' and he is as one mocking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
DARBYAnd Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.
BBEAnd Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.
WebsterAnd Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Arise, depart from this place; for the LORD will destroy this city: but he seemed to his sons-in-law as one that mocked.

What does Genesis 19:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 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…

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Genesis 19:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
ל֜וֹטLotLotH3876
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר\׀vay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חֲתָנָ֣יו\׀cha.ta.Navsons-in-law hisH2860
לֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.Chei[who were] about to takeH3947
בְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.Tav<of> daughters hisH1323
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ק֤וּמוּKu.muariseH6965
צְּאוּ֙tze.'Ugo outH3318
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.Chit[is] about to destroyH7843
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
כִמְצַחֵ֖קkhim.tza.Cheklike [one who] jestsH6711
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
חֲתָנָֽיו\׃cha.ta.Navsons-in-law hisH2860

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 19:14

  • Numbers 16:21

    Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

  • Numbers 16:26

    And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

  • Jeremiah 51:6

    Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

  • Numbers 16:45

    Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

  • Revelation 18:4-8

    And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. …

  • 2 Chronicles 30:10

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • Luke 17:28-30

    Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

  • Jeremiah 20:7

    O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Proverbs 29:1

    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Ezekiel 20:49

    Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

  • Jeremiah 5:12-14

    They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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which.
Mt 1:18
Up.
17,22; Nu 16:21,26,45; Jer 51:6; Lu 9:42; Re 18:4-8
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Ex 9:21; 12:31; 2Ch 30:10; 36:16; Pr 29:1; Isa 28:22; Jer 5:12-14
Jer 20:7; Eze 20:49; Mt 9:24; Lu 17:28-30; 24:11; Ac 17:32; 1Th 5:3

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Context

  • Genesis 19:13

    For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.

  • Genesis 19:14

    And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

  • Genesis 19:15

    And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

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Genesis 19:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces salió Lot, y habló á sus yernos, los que habían de tomar sus hijas, y les dijo: Levantaos, salid de este lugar; porque Jehová va á destruir esta ciudad. Mas pareció á sus yernos como que se burlaba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Lot sortit, et parla à ses gendres qui avaient pris ses filles, et dit: Levez-vous, sortez de ce lieu, car l’ Éternel va détruire la ville. Et il sembla aux yeux de ses gendres qu’il se moquait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Lot ging hinaus und redete zu seinen Schwiegersöhnen, die seine Töchter genommen hatten, und sprach: Machet euch auf, gehet aus diesem Orte; denn Jehova will die Stadt verderben. Aber er war in den Augen seiner Schwiegersöhne wie einer, der Scherz treibt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Egressus itaque Lot, locutus est ad generos suos qui accepturi erant filias ejus, et dixit: Surgite, egredimini de loco isto: quia delebit Dominus civitatem hanc. Et visus est eis quasi ludens loqui.