Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulphur from the Lord.
Lamentations 4:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The punishment of my dear people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand laid on it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulphur from the Lord.
He demolished these cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and whatever grew on the ground.
people and priest alike, servant and master, female servant and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.
Let that man be like the cities the Lord demolished without compassion. Let him hear an outcry in the morning and a war cry at noontime
Among the prophets of Jerusalem also I saw a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, and none turns his back on evil. They are all like Sodom to me; Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.
Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
He will cause deceit to prosper through his cunning and by his influence, and in his own mind he will exalt himself. He will destroy many in a time of peace; he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken #– #not by human hands.
He has carried out his words that he spoke against us and against our rulers , by bringing on us a disaster that is so great that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been done under all of heaven.
For at that time there will be great distress, , the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.
I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.
And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.