Genesis 19:4

¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

But before they lay down {H7901}, the men {H582} of the city {H5892}, even the men {H582} of Sodom {H5467}, compassed {H5437} the house {H1004} round {H5437}, both old {H2205} and young {H5288}, all the people {H5971} from every quarter {H7097}:

But before they could go to bed, the men of the city surrounded the house -young and old, everyone from every neighborhood of S'dom.

Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Genesis 13:13

    But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
  • Proverbs 4:16

    For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
  • Exodus 23:2

    Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:
  • Genesis 18:20

    And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
  • Jeremiah 5:1

    ¶ Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
  • Jeremiah 5:6

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
  • Romans 3:15

    Their feet [are] swift to shed blood:

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