Genesis 18:27
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:”Genesis 18:27
What Does Genesis 18:27 Mean?
Genesis 18:27 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 18, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 18:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 5:2“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Isaiah 6:5“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Jeremiah 30:21“And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.”Luke 5:8“When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”Job 4:19“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”Job 30:19“He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.”Isaiah 64:8“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”1 Corinthians 15:47“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.”Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Genesis 18:30“And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”Psalms 8:4“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”Psalms 144:3“LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!”Luke 18:1“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”Genesis 18:31“And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.”2 Samuel 14:12“Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.”Ezra 9:6“And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.”Job 13:12“Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.”
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