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Lot Proceeds toward Sodom

Genesis 13:13

In 11 translations

BSB
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
KJV
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
WEB
Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.
ASV
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly.
LSV
and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before YHWH exceedingly.
YLT
and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
DBY
And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.
DRC
And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord, beyond measure.
GNV
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
JPS
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.
LXXE
But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סְדֹ֔ם רָעִ֖ים וְחַטָּאִ֑ים לַיהוָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃
LXX-Br
Οἱ δὲ ἄνθρωποι οἱ ἐν Σοδόμοις πονηροὶ καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ σφόδρα.

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👤 God📍 Sodom◆ Abraham and Lot Separate

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
  • Jude 1:7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
  • 2 Peter 2:6–8if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the…
  • Romans 1:27Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
  • Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
  • Isaiah 3:8–9For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin;…
  • Genesis 18:20Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
  • Ezekiel 16:46–50Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south. And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their…
  • Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  • Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  • Matthew 11:23–24And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you…
  • Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
  • Genesis 19:4–11Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have…
  • Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
  • 1 Samuel 15:18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
  • Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

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