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Lamentations 4:6

The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.

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ASV

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

KJV

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.Daland it has become greatH1431 →
עֲוֹ֣ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771 →
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
מֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.Tatmore than [the] sin ofH2403 →
סְדֹ֑םse.DomSodomH5467 →
הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.Khahwhich was overthrownH2015 →
כְמוֹ־khe.mov-likeH3644 →
רָ֔גַעRa.ga'a momentH7281 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
חָ֥לוּCha.luthey twistedH2342 →
בָ֖הּvahon it
יָדָֽיִם׃ סya.Da.yimhandsH3027 →

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Genesis 19:25Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.Isaiah 1:9–10Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.Luke 12:47That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.Luke 10:12I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.Matthew 24:21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.Deuteronomy 32:32But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.Matthew 11:24But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”Matthew 11:23–24And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Daniel 9:12You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.Ezekiel 16:48–50As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.Lamentations 4:9Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.Ezekiel 16:50Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.Jude 1:7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

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People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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