Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.”

Genesis 19:24

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Lot and his family have been urged by the angels to leave Sodom before dawn. As the sun rises over the plain, Lot reaches the small town of Zoar, and the judgment that Abraham had pleaded about falls on the cities.

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2 Peter 2:6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
Luke 17:28It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

King James Version (KJV)

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces llovió Jehová sobre Sodoma y sobre Gomorra azufre y fuego de parte de Jehová desde los cielos;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el Señor hizo que desde el cielo lloviera fuego y azufre sobre Sodoma y Gomorra.

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Genesis 19:24

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