Parallel Verses

King James Version

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and 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;

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the Lord

Usage: 0

מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 17

סדם 
C@dom 
Usage: 39

עמרה 
`Amorah 
Usage: 19

גּפרית 
Gophriyth 
Usage: 7

and fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

from the Lord

Usage: 0

Context Readings

Lot Leaves Sodom, And The Cities Are Destroyed

23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:23

And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

Isaiah 13:19

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 50:40

As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

2 Peter 2:6

And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

Jude 1:7

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Isaiah 1:9

Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 20:16

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

Lamentations 4:6

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.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Amos 4:11

I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:9

Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

Job 18:15

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Psalm 11:6

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Jeremiah 49:18

As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

Matthew 11:23-24

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Luke 17:28-29

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

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