(Now ¹  the people ²  of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.) ³ 

The four victorious kings ¹  took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.

The two men turned ¹  and headed ²  toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord. ³ 

In your days of majesty, ¹  was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

They also took Abram’s nephew ¹  Lot and his possessions when ²  they left, for Lot ³  was living in Sodom. ⁴ 

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

So the Lord said, “The outcry against ¹  Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant ² 

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom ¹  than for that town! ² 

but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. ¹ 

Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain ¹  and pitched his tents next to Sodom.

went to war ¹  against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). ² 

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand ¹  to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow ² 

When the men got up to leave, ¹  they looked out over ²  Sodom. (Now ³  Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.) ⁴ 

So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Before they could lie down to sleep, ¹  all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. ² 

Then the Lord rained down ¹  sulfur and fire ²  on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord. ³ 

For their vine is from the stock ¹  of Sodom, and from the fields of Gomorrah. ²  Their grapes contain venom, their clusters of grapes are bitter.

If the Lord who commands armies ¹  had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, ²  we would have become like Gomorrah.

Listen to the Lord’s word, you leaders of Sodom! ¹  Pay attention to our God’s rebuke, ²  people of Gomorrah!

Babylon, the most admired ¹  of kingdoms, the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, ²  will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were. ³