Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But Lot's wife looked back longingly and was turned into a pillar of salt.
New American Standard Bible
But his wife, from behind him,
King James Version
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Holman Bible
But his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.
International Standard Version
But Lot's wife looked back as she lingered behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
A Conservative Version
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
American Standard Version
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Amplified
But Lot’s wife, from behind him, [foolishly, longingly] looked [back toward Sodom in an act of disobedience], and she
Bible in Basic English
But Lot's wife, looking back, became a pillar of salt.
Darby Translation
And his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Julia Smith Translation
And his wife will look hack from behind him, and will become a pillar of salt
King James 2000
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But his wife looked {back}, and she became a pillar of salt.
Modern King James verseion
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Lot's wife looked behind her, and was turned in to a pillar of salt.
New Heart English Bible
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
The Emphasized Bible
But his wife looked from behind him, - and became - a pillar of salt.
Webster
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
World English Bible
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Youngs Literal Translation
And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is -- a pillar of salt!
Themes
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of lot's wife, in looking back upon sodom
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Worldly allurements prevented the escape of lot's wife
Lot » The son of haran » His wife disobediently yearns after sodom, and becomes a pillar of salt
Lot » Life summarized » Lost property, wife, and reputation
Lot's wife » Pillar of salt, lot's wife became
Miracles » Catalogue of » Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt
Pillar » Pillar of salt, lot's wife turned to
Pillars » Lot's wife became a pillar of salt
Salt » Pillar of » Pillar of, lot's wife became
Salt » Miracles connected with » Lot's wife turned into a pillar of
Salt » Lot's wife turned into a pillar of
Sodom » Destroyed on account of the wickedness of the people
Vision » Dominates life » Looking backward arrests progress,lot's wife
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 19:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lot Leaves Sodom, And The Cities Are Destroyed
25 So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground. 26 But Lot's wife looked back longingly and was turned into a pillar of salt. 27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 19:17
When they had brought them outside, they said, "Run for your lives! Don't look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!"
Numbers 16:38
As for the censers of these men who sinned at the cost of their lives, they must be made into hammered sheets for covering the altar, because they presented them before the Lord and sanctified them. They will become a sign to the Israelites."
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
Luke 17:31-32
On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.
Hebrews 10:38
But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.