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Lamentations 4:6

Sodom

4 The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.

5 Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.

The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.

7 Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.

8 But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

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BSB
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
KJV
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.
WEB
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment. No hands were laid on her.
ASV
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.
DARBY
And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her.
BLB
And the punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung for her.
ÅB
Så ble straffen over mitt folks datter større enn straffen over Sodoma, som ble lagt i grus i et øyeblikk, uten at hender ble løftet imot det.
OTB
Straffen over mitt folk er større enn synden i Sodoma, som ble omstyrtet i et øyeblikk uten at noen rakte ut en hånd for å hjelpe.
B1930
Så blev straffen over mitt folks datter større enn straffen over Sodoma, som blev lagt i grus i et øieblikk, uten at hender blev løftet imot det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 19:25

    Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

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  • Isaiah 1:9–10

    Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

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  • Luke 12:47

    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

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  • Luke 10:12

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

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  • Matthew 24:21

    For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

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  • Matthew 11:23–24

    And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

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  • Lamentations 4:9

    Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

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  • Ezekiel 16:48–50

    As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.

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