Genesis 19:23
New International Version
By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.

New Living Translation
Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon.

English Standard Version
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Berean Standard Bible
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

King James Bible
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

New King James Version
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar.

New American Standard Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

NASB 1995
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

NASB 1977
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Amplified Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Christian Standard Bible
The sun had risen over the land when Lot reached Zoar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sun had risen over the land when Lot reached Zoar.

American Standard Version
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

Contemporary English Version
The sun was coming up as Lot reached the town of Zoar,

English Revised Version
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sun had just risen over the land as Lot came to Zoar.

Good News Translation
The sun was rising when Lot reached Zoar.

International Standard Version
The sun had risen over the land about the time Lot reached Zoar.

Majority Standard Bible
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

NET Bible
The sun had just risen over the land as Lot reached Zoar.

New Heart English Bible
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

World English Bible
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The sun has gone out on the earth, and Lot has entered into Zoar,

Young's Literal Translation
The sun hath gone out on the earth, and Lot hath entered into Zoar,

Smith's Literal Translation
The sun came forth upon the earth, and Lot came to Zoar.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sun was risen upon the earth, and Lot entered into Segor.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sun had risen over the land, and Lot had entered into Zoar.

New American Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot arrived in Zoar,

New Revised Standard Version
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The sun came out over the land and Lot entered Tsaar.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sun was risen upon the earth, when Lot entered into Segor.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Lot Flees to Zoar
22Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar. 23And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

Cross References
Luke 17:28-30
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Matthew 24:37-39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

2 Peter 2:6-9
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— ...

Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Ezekiel 16:49-50
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

Jeremiah 50:40
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.

Amos 4:11
“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

Revelation 11:8
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Revelation 18:8-10
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” / Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Romans 9:29
It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.


Treasury of Scripture

The sun was risen on the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

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Genesis 19:23
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Genesis 19
1. Lot entertains two angels.
4. The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.
12. Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.
15. He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.
24. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.
26. Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.
29. Lot dwells in a cave.
31. The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.














By the time
This phrase sets the stage for a specific moment in time, indicating a transition or culmination of events. In the Hebrew context, time is often seen as a divine orchestration, where God’s plans unfold precisely. The phrase suggests urgency and the fulfillment of divine timing, reminding us that God’s interventions are neither early nor late but perfectly timed.

Lot reached Zoar
Lot, whose name in Hebrew means "veil" or "covering," represents a man under divine protection despite his surroundings. His journey to Zoar, a small town whose name means "insignificance" or "smallness," symbolizes a refuge provided by God. This movement from Sodom to Zoar is a physical and spiritual transition from judgment to mercy, highlighting God’s grace in providing a place of safety even when judgment is imminent.

the sun had risen
The rising sun is a powerful biblical symbol of new beginnings, hope, and divine presence. In the Hebrew tradition, light often represents God’s truth and righteousness. The sun rising as Lot reaches Zoar signifies a new chapter and God’s faithfulness in delivering His people from destruction. It serves as a reminder that God’s mercies are new every morning, bringing light into the darkest situations.

over the land
The land, in biblical terms, often represents the physical realm where God’s covenant with His people is enacted. It is a place of both blessing and judgment. The sun rising over the land signifies God’s sovereignty over creation and His ability to bring about His purposes. It underscores the idea that God’s presence and power extend over all the earth, and His will is accomplished in every corner of the world.

(23) The sun was risen.--As Lot started at dawn, he had thus had about an hour for his flight.

Verse 23. - The sun was risen upon the earth - literally, the sun went forth, i.e. it was now above the horizon. Lot had left Sodom with the first streak of dawn; but, having lingered, it was clear morning - when Lot entered into Zoar - or "went towards Zoar," i.e. when the angel left him (Keil).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When the sun
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

had risen
יָצָ֣א (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the land,
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

Lot
וְל֖וֹט (wə·lō·wṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3876: Lot -- Abraham's nephew

had reached
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Zoar.
צֹֽעֲרָה׃ (ṣō·‘ă·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6820: Zoar -- 'insignificance', a city at the southeastern end of the Dead Sea


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