Deuteronomy 29:23

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Summary

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:

Brimstone

Salt

Like the

Amos 4:11

General references

Luke 17:29

Bible References

Brimstone

“There dwells in his tent nothing of his;

Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.

Its streams will be turned into pitch,

And its loose earth into brimstone,
And its land will become burning pitch.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs

in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

Salt

Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he razed the city and sowed it with salt.

A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

“For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.

But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

“Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
“Surely Moab will be like Sodom
And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah—
A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,
And a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them
And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”

“Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

Like the

that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Then the Lord

rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven,

But let that man be like the cities
Which the Lord

overthrew without relenting,

And let him hear an outcry in the morning
And a shout of alarm at noon;

How can I give you up, O Ephraim?

How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,

All My compassions are kindled.

“I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze;
Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

General references

Its streams will be turned into pitch,

And its loose earth into brimstone,
And its land will become burning pitch.

“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?’

“As when God overthrew Sodom
And Gomorrah with its neighbors,” declares the Lord,
“No man will live there,
Nor will any son of man reside in it.

The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.