Genesis 18:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ And יהוה  said, “Because the outcry against Seḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ 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)

²⁰ And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Common English Bible

²⁰ Then the LORD said, “The cries of injustice from Sodom and Gomorrah are countless, and their sin is very serious!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And so the Lord said, "The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.

Genesis 18:20 Cross References

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Seḏ

Genesis 19:13

“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.”

Genesis 19:4

Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Seḏ

Genesis 4:10

And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Genesis 6:12

And Elohim looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt – for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth –

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Seḏ

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of יהוה  of hosts is the house of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 14:7

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.

Jeremiah 23:14

“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 Seḏ

Ezekiel 16:46

“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 Seḏ

Joel 3:13

“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.”

Jonah 1:2

“Arise, go to Ninewĕ

James 5:4

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.