Lamentations 4:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, no hand being laid on it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater Than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, And no hands stayed on her.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands had come against her or been laid on her. [Gen. 19:25.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

Common English Bible

⁶ Greater was the punishment of the daughter of my people than Sodom’s penalty, which was quickly overthrown without any hand-wringing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.

Lamentations 4:6 Cross References

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

Genesis 19:25

and he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

Isaiah 24:2

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

Jeremiah 20:16

Let that man be like the cities which the Lord overthrew without pity; let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon,

Jeremiah 23:14

But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his wickedness; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”

Lamentations 4:9

Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, who pined away, stricken by want of the fruits of the field.

Daniel 8:25

By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall magnify himself. Without warning he shall destroy many; and he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes; but, by no human hand, he shall be broken.

Daniel 9:12

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what has been done against Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:21

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

Luke 10:12

I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating.