Genesis 18:17 “And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?”

Genesis 18:17

And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

World English Bible

The LORD said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I doe,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?

Young's Literal Translation

and Jehovah said, 'Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;

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Cross references

“And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;”

Psalm 25:14 Amos 3:7 John 15:15 James 2:23 2 Kings 4:27 2 Chronicles 20:7

Psalm 25:14 · BSB

The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

Amos 3:7 · BSB

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

John 15:15 · BSB

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

James 2:23 · BSB

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

2 Kings 4:27 · BSB

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me a…

2 Chronicles 20:7 · BSB

Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

Also

Genesis 19:24

Genesis 19:24 · BSB

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.

18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

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