Bible Verses About "What Is Sodom and Gomorrah"
Sodom and Gomorrah were wicked cities destroyed by fire and brimstone as an example of God's judgment on unrepentant sin.
Sodom and Gomorrah were wicked cities destroyed by fire and brimstone as an example of God's judgment on unrepentant sin.
"And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous." — Genesis 18:20 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is Sodom and Gomorrah?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous."
"Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."
"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; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished."
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