Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law [who were] taking his daughters and said, "Get up! Go out from this place, because Yahweh [is going] to destroy the city!" But {it seemed like a joke} in the eyes of his sons-in-law.

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.

You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock among the peoples.

I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
and I was a joke to them.

All who pass by plunder him;
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors.

They mock kings,
and rulers are a joke to them.
They laugh at every fortress
and build siege ramps to capture it.

But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”