2 Peter 2:7

Contextual Overview

⁷ and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked ⁷ And deliuered iust Loth vexed with the vncleanly conuersation of the wicked: ⁷and if he rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the depraved behavior of the immoral ⁷ and delivered righteous Lot, very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked ⁷ and saved righteous Lot, distressed with the abandoned conversation of the godless, ⁷ But he saved Lot, a good man who lived there. Lot was greatly troubled by the morally bad lives of those evil people. ⁷and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men ⁷ and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked ⁷and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless⁷Lot lived right and was greatly troubled by the terrible way those wicked people were living. He was a good man, and day after day he suffered because of the evil things he saw and heard. So the Lord rescued him.

Bible Verse Review
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delivered: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:29, 1 Corinthians 10:13

vexed: Genesis 13:13, Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:8, Psalms 120:5, Jeremiah 9:1-6, Jeremiah 23:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:27 - Lot Genesis 13:12 - pitched Genesis 19:9 - This Genesis 19:12 - Hast Genesis 19:28 - General Job 19:2 - vex Job 22:20 - the fire Matthew 24:40 - the one Matthew 26:69 - Peter Acts 17:16 - his spirit Ephesians 4:22 - former Ephesians 5:4 - filthiness Colossians 3:8 - filthy 1 Timothy 6:10 - and pierced

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The name also of the third riuer is Hiddekel: this goeth toward the Eastside of Asshur: and the fourth riuer is Perath)

Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is Deklat (Tigris); it is the one which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Ashshur. The fourth river is the Perat.

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river was Tigris. This river flowed east of Assyria. The fourth river was the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is Tigris, which goes to the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
The Tigris River that flows east of Assyria is the third, and the fourth is the Euphrates River.

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows toward the east of Ashur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And delivered just Lot,.... Who was a just man, being justified by the righteousness of Christ imputed to him; and having the new man formed in him, which is created in righteousness and true holiness; and living soberly, righteously, and godly, though not without sin: for there is not a just man that lives and sinneth not; this righteous man was delivered from the burning of Sodom by the means of angels, Genesis 19:16. The Jews are very injurious to this good man's character, and give a very different one of him from this of the apostle's; they call him a wicked man, a perfect wicked man, as wicked as the inhabitants of Sodom d; and say, that because they abounded in sin, therefore Lot chose to dwell among them e; and affirm f, that all the time he was with Abraham, God did not join himself to him, and did not commune with Abraham on his account; but, when he was separated from him, did; they call him the evil imagination, and the old serpent that was accursed, and cursed Lot g; but Philo the Jew h speaks better of him, and says that he did not embrace and delight in the iniquities of the inhabitants, though he did not arrive to the perfection of wisdom; and the author of the book of Wisdom calls him the "righteous man",

"When the ungodly perished, she delivered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities.'' (Wisdom 10:6)

as the apostle does here; and very truly, since it follows:

vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked; the inhabitants of Sodom, who had no regard to the laws of God or man, or to the law and light of nature; but as worse than brute beasts, lived daily in the commission of unnatural lusts; and therefore their conversation is rightly said to be filthy, and was a grievous burden to righteous Lot: for to a good man, not only his own sins, but the sins of others, whether professors or profane, are a burden, and make him groan under them, being grievously fatigued with them, as this good man was, and weary of life because of them, as Rebekah was, through the daughters of Heth.

d Tzeror Hammot, fol. 14. 4. & 16. 4. & 20. 2. e Jarchi in Gen. xiii. 10. f Zohar in Gen. fol. 57. 2. Jarchi in Gen. xiii. 13. g Zohar in Gen. fol. 56. 1, 2. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 7. 3. & 14. 3. & 20. 2. Bereshit Rabba, sect. 44. fol. 39. 1. h De Vita Mosis, l. 2. p. 662.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And delivered just Lot - Genesis 19:16. This case is incidentally referred to, to show that God makes a distinction between the righteous and the wicked; and that while the latter will be destroyed, the former will be saved. See 2 Peter 2:9. Lot is called “just,” because he preserved himself uncontaminated amidst the surrounding wickedness. As long as he lived in Sodom he maintained the character of an upright and holy man.

Vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked - By the corrupt and licentious conduct of the wicked around him. On the word “conversation,” see the notes at Philippians 1:27. The original phrase, which is rendered “filthy,” has reference to licentiousness. The corruption of Sodom was open and shameless; and as Lot was compelled to see much of it, his heart was pained. The word here rendered “vexed,” means that he was wearied or burdened. The crimes of those around him he found it hard to bear with.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. Vexed with the filthy conversation — Καταπονουμενον ὑπο της των αθεσμων εν ασελγεια αναστροφης· Being exceedingly pained with the unclean conduct of those lawless persons. What this was, see in the history, Gen. 19., and the notes there.