Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then the LORD rained sulfur and fire out of the sky from the LORD on Sodom and Gomorrah,
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.
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;
Amplified
Then the Lord rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the Lord 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 land about the time Lot reached Zoar. 24 Then the LORD rained sulfur and fire out of the sky from the LORD on Sodom and Gomorrah, 25 overthrowing those cities, all of the plain, and everyone who lived in the cities. He also destroyed the plants that grew out of the ground.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:23
The whole land will be covered with salt pits and burning sulfur, with nothing planted, nothing sprouting, and producing no vegetation overthrown like Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, when the LORD overthrew them in his raging fury.
Isaiah 13:19
Babylon, that jewel of kingdoms, the splendor and pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah, when God overthrew them
Jeremiah 50:40
Just as when God overthrew Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighbors," declares the LORD, "so also no one will live there. No human being will reside in it.
2 Peter 2:6
and if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes, making them an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them;
Jude 1:7
Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities, serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies hadn't left us a few survivors, we would be like Sodom; we would be like Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 20:16
May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and a battle cry at noon,
Lamentations 4:6
The guilt of my cherished people surpasses the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, without a hand to help her.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy.
Amos 4:11
"I overthrew your cities, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You've become like a burning ember, snatched from the fire, but you have not returned to me," declares the LORD.
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab will surely become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place overrun by weeds and salty marshes, unpopulated forever. The survivors of my people will confiscate their property, and those who remain of my nation will inherit what was theirs.
Job 18:15
"There's nothing in his tent that belongs to him; sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.
Psalm 11:6
He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny.
Jeremiah 49:18
Just like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors," says the LORD, "no one will live there. No human being will reside in it.
Hosea 11:8
"How can I give up on you, Ephraim? I will deliver you, will I not, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? I can't make you like Zeboim, can I? My heart stirs within me; my compassion also fans into flame!
Matthew 11:23-24
"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Luke 17:28-29
So it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.