And they of the people and tribes and tongues and nations will look upon their corpses three days and half, and they will not permit their corpses to be laid in sepulchres.

The great

And in the same hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and there were slain in the earthquake seven thousand men of note: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

And another angel followed, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because all nations have been made to drink of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom.

And the great city was cleft into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.

AND one of the seven angels who had the seven vases, came to me, and talked with me, saying to me, Come hither, I will shew thee the judgment of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters:

And he cried mightily with a great voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every impure spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Sodom

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

and reducing the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes, condemned them to final destruction, making them an example for all who in future should live ungodly;

As Sodom and Gomorrha and the surrounding cities, in like manner with them abandoned to whoredom, and going after other flesh, are set forth an example, suffering the judicial punishment of eternal fire.

Our lord

And in her was found the blood of prophets, and holy men, and of all who have been slaughtered upon the earth.

But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following: for it is impossible that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

and yet have fallen away: for they crucify again to themselves the Son of God, and expose him to public infamy.

Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

General references

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