Genesis 18:17

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

And the LORD {H3068} said {H559}, Shall I hide {H3680} from Abraham {H85} that thing which {H834} I do {H6213};

ADONAI said, "Should I hide from Avraham what I am about to do,

And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 25:14 (9 votes)

    The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  • Amos 3:7 (9 votes)

    Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • John 15:15 (7 votes)

    Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

  • Genesis 19:24 (5 votes)

    ¶ Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

  • James 2:23 (5 votes)

    And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:7 (4 votes)

    [Art] not thou our God, [who] didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

  • 2 Kings 4:27 (4 votes)

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.