Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then the Lord rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven,
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord
King James Version
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Holman Bible
Then out of the sky the Lord rained burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord.
International Standard Version
Then the LORD rained sulfur and fire out of the sky from the LORD on Sodom and Gomorrah,
A Conservative Version
Then LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from LORD out of heaven.
American Standard Version
Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, sulphur and fire from Jehovah out of the heavens.
King James 2000
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh rained down from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire, from Jehovah out of the heavens.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
NET Bible
Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Then the LORD rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of the sky.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Yahweh, rained, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire, - from Yahweh, out of the heavens:
Webster
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
World English Bible
Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jehovah hath rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah, from the heavens;
Themes
Anger of God » Exemplified against » Cities of the plain
Brimstone » Fire and, rained upon sodom
death » As a judgment » Sodomites
Fire » As an instrument of divine judgment
Heaven » God » Sends his judgments from
Holy spirit » Instances of » People of sodom
Judgments » Upon nations--exemplified » Sodom, &c
Lot » Life summarized » Lost property, wife, and reputation
Meteorology » Storms » Allusions to remarkable
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Fire from heaven upon the cities of the plain
Sodom » Destroyed on account of the wickedness of the people
Sodomites » Destroyed by fire as a judgement
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lot Leaves Sodom, And The Cities Are Destroyed
23 The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven, 25 and He overthrew (demolished, ended) those cities, and the entire valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and whatever grew on the ground.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:23
‘The whole land is brimstone and salt, a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows in it; it is like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and wrath.’
Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the
Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
Jeremiah 50:40
“As when God overthrew Sodom
And Gomorrah and their neighboring cities,” says the Lord,
“So no man will live there;
Nor shall any son of man live there.”
2 Peter 2:6
and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;
Jude 1:7
just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent cities, since they in the same way as these angels indulged in gross immoral freedom and unnatural vice and sensual perversity. They are exhibited [in plain sight] as an example in undergoing the punishment of everlasting fire.
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of hosts
Had not left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 20:16
And let that man be like the cities
Which the Lord overthrew without regret.
Let him hear an outcry in the morning
And a shout of alarm at noon;
Lamentations 4:6
For the [punishment of the] wickedness of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem]
Is greater than the [punishment for the] sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her [to offer help].
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Behold, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters (outlying cities) had arrogance, abundant food, and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
Amos 4:11
“I overthrew and destroyed [some among] you, as [I, your] God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were [rescued] like a log pulled out of the flame;
Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
Zephaniah 2:9
“Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
“
And the
A land possessed by nettles and salt pits,
And a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them
And what is left of My nation will inherit them [as their own].”
Job 18:15
“Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].
Psalm 11:6
Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;
Fire and
Jeremiah 49:18
As [it was] in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with their neighboring cities,” says the Lord, “no man will live there, nor will a son of man dwell in it.
Hosea 11:8
How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like
My heart recoils within Me;
All My compassions are kindled together [for My nation of Israel].
Matthew 11:23-24
Luke 17:28-29