Genesis 19:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 19
“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:”Genesis 19:4
What Does Genesis 19:4 Mean?
Genesis 19:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 19, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Genesis 19:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 19:22“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”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.”Genesis 18:20“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”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:”Exodus 16:2“And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:”Judges 20:5“And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”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 5:31“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”Jeremiah 44:15“Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,”Micah 7:3“That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.”Matthew 27:20“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.”Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood:”Genesis 19:7“And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.”Deuteronomy 23:17“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”2 Kings 23:7“And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.”Romans 5:13“(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.”
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