28 and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the [a]valley, and he saw, and behold, (A)the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a [b]furnace.

29 Thus it came about, when God destroyed the cities of the [c]valley, that (B)God remembered Abraham, and (C)sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Lot Is Debased

30 Lot went up from Zoar, and [d](D)stayed in the [e]mountains, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to [f]stay in Zoar; and he [g]stayed in a cave, he and his two daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:28 Lit circle
  2. Genesis 19:28 Lit kiln
  3. Genesis 19:29 Lit circle
  4. Genesis 19:30 Lit dwelt
  5. Genesis 19:30 Lit mountain
  6. Genesis 19:30 Lit dwell
  7. Genesis 19:30 Lit dwelt

28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.(A)

29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain,(B) he remembered(C) Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe(D) that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.(E)

Lot and His Daughters

30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar(F) and settled in the mountains,(G) for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.

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