But the men of Seḏom were evil and sinned before יהוה, exceedingly so.
Genesis 18:20 - The Scriptures 2009 And יהוה said, “Because the outcry against Seḏom and Amorah is great, and because their sin is very heavy, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said, Because the shriek [of the sins] of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is exceedingly grievous, American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Common English Bible Then the LORD said, “The cries of injustice from Sodom and Gomorrah are countless, and their sin is very serious! Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Lord said, "The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous. |
But the men of Seḏom were evil and sinned before יהוה, exceedingly so.
For we are going to destroy this place, because the cry against them has grown great before the face of יהוה, and יהוה has sent us to destroy it.
Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Seḏom, both old and young, all the people from every part, surrounded the house.
And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
And Elohim looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt – for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth –
The look on their faces witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Seḏom; they do not hide it. Woe to their being! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
For the vineyard of יהוה of hosts is the house of Yisra’ĕl, and the man of Yehuḏah is His pleasant plant. He looked for right-ruling, but see, oppression; for righteousness, but see, weeping.
O יהוה, though our crookednesses witness against us, act, for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings have been many, we have sinned against You.
“And among the prophets of Yerushalayim I have seen a horrible matter: committing adultery and walking in falsehood. And they strengthen the hands of evil ones, so that no one turns back from his evil. All of them are like Seḏom to Me, and her inhabitants like Amorah.
“And your elder sister is Shomeron, she and her daughters, who is dwelling to the north of you. And your younger sister, who is dwelling to the south of you, is Seḏom and her daughters.
“Put in the sickle, for the harvest has grown ripe. Come, go down, for the winepress is filled, the vats overflow, for their evil is great.”
“Arise, go to Ninewĕh, the great city, and cry out against it, for their evils have come up before Me.”
See, the wages of the workmen who mowed your fields, which you kept back, cry out. And the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of יהוה of hosts.