13For we are going to destroy this place, because the cry of them is great before Jehovah, and Jehovah has sent us to destroy it.


In Context

10 And the men stretched out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

11 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.

12 And the men said to Lot, Whom hast thou here besides? a son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city bring them out of the place.

13 For we are going to destroy this place, because the cry of them is great before Jehovah, and Jehovah has sent us to destroy it.

14 And 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.

15 And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city.

Genesis 19:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:13because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:13For we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:13for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah: and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:13for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them has become great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13for we are destroying this place, for their cry hath been great before the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send us to destroy it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.