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Genesis 18:20–21

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And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
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From verse 20

  1. Genesis 19:13Rank 1 from verse 20
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    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.

  2. Ezekiel 16:49–50Rank 2 from verse 20
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    49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

    50And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

  3. Isaiah 3:9Rank 3 from verse 20
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    9¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

  4. Genesis 13:13Rank 4 from verse 20
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    13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  5. Genesis 4:10Rank 5 from verse 20
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    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

From verse 21

  1. Exodus 3:8Rank 1 from verse 21
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    8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  2. Genesis 11:5Rank 2 from verse 21
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    5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

  3. Joshua 22:22Rank 3 from verse 21
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    22The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

  4. Deuteronomy 13:3Rank 4 from verse 21
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    3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

  5. Deuteronomy 8:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

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Genesis 18:20

COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

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Sodom

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The city of Sodom near the Dead Sea, destroyed in the judgment recorded in Genesis.

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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Genesis 18:21

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see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

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21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

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22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

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