Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon 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 had just risen over the land as Lot came to Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, 25 He destroyed those cities, the whole Plain, all who lived in the cities, and whatever grew on the ground.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:23

All its land is brimstone and salt. It is a burning waste, unsown and unproductive. No grass grows on it. Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Jehovah overthrew in his anger and in his wrath.

Isaiah 13:19

Babylon, the beauty (honor) (glory) of kingdoms, the majesty of Chaldean pride, will be overthrew by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 50:40

Babylon will be like Sodom and Gomorrah, and their neighboring cities when I, God, destroyed them. No one will live there. No human will stay there, proclaims Jehovah.

2 Peter 2:6

He turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, and made them an example to those who are ungodly.

Jude 1:7

Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them are an example for they, in like manner with these surrendered to fornication and went after flesh for unnatural use. They received justice by ever burning fire.

Isaiah 1:9

If Jehovah of Hosts had not left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 20:16

But let that man be like the cities Jehovah overthrew without relenting. Let him hear an outcry in the morning and a shout of alarm at noon.

Lamentations 4:6

The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overturned suddenly without a hand lifted to help her.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

This was the guilt of your sister Sodom. She and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

Amos 4:11

I overthrew your cities as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire. Yet you have not returned to me, said Jehovah.

Zephaniah 2:9

Just as I live, said Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, Moab will be like Sodom, and the children of Ammon like Gomorrah. They will be possessions of nettles and salt pits. They will be deserted forever! My people will plunder them and the remnant of my nation will take possession of their land.

Job 18:15

Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.

Psalm 11:6

He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind.

Jeremiah 49:18

The same thing will happen to Edom that happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when they and the nearby towns were destroyed. No one will ever live there again. I Jehovah have spoken.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me. All my compassion is aroused.

Matthew 11:23-24

Will you, Capernaum, be exalted into heaven? You will go down into the grave. If the mighty works had been done in Sodom, which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.

Luke 17:28-29

The days of Lot were similar. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted and they built.

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