and Adonai rained sulfur and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah from Adonai out of the sky.
Lamentations 4:6 - Tree of Life Version For the iniquities of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, yet no hands turned to her. 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. |
and Adonai rained sulfur and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah from Adonai out of the sky.
So He demolished these cities and the whole surrounding area, all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation of the ground.
So it shall be: as with the people, so with the kohen, as with a servant, so with his master, as with a maid, so with her mistress, as with a buyer, so with the seller, as with a lender, so with the borrower, as with a creditor, so with the debtor.
Now let that one be like the cities which Adonai overturned, with no relenting— let him hear a cry in the morning and a shout of alarm at noon,
But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: committing adultery and walking in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers. No one turns back from his evil. They are all like Sodom to Me and her inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
Better are those slain by the sword than those struck down by famine— they waste away, racked with pain, for lack of fruits of the field.
By his cunning he will cause deceit to prosper under his hand and he will consider himself superior. He will destroy many, taking them unaware. He will even stand up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken, but not by human hands.
So He has confirmed His words that he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled over us by bringing on us a great calamity. Under the whole heaven nothing like this has ever been done to Jerusalem!
For then there will be great trouble, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.
“That slave who knew his master’s will but did not prepare or act according to his desire will be harshly whipped.