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The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place because their outcry has become great before Yahweh, so Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />for we are destroying this place, because the outcry [for judgment] against them has grown so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy <i>and</i> ruin it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the LORD, that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the LORD, that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah; and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because we're going to destroy this place. The complaints to the LORD against its people are so loud that the LORD has sent us to destroy it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because we are going to destroy this place. The LORD has heard the terrible accusations against these people and has sent us to destroy Sodom." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because we're going to destroy it. The LORD knows how their behavior stinks, so he sent us here to destroy it!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the LORD that he has sent us to destroy it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before God that he has sent us to destroy it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them has become great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown so great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for we are destroying this place, for their cry has been great [before] the face of YHWH, and YHWH does send us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for we are destroying this place, for their cry hath been great before the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send us to destroy it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For we destroy this place, for their cry was great at the face of Jehovah; and Jehovah will send us to destroy it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For we will eliminate this place, because the outcry among them has increased before the Lord, who sent us to destroy them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We are about to destroy this place, for the outcry reaching the LORD against those here is so great that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For we will destroy this place, because the cry of the oppressed has come before the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For we are destroying this region, because their bellowing has come up before LORD JEHOVAH, and LORD JEHOVAH sent us for its destruction.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For we are going to destroy this place; for their cry has been raised up before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4124" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot Flees to Zoar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12</span>Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: ’ă·naḥ·nū (Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">we</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: maš·ḥi·ṯîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">are about to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6818.htm" title="6818: ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A cry, outcry. From tsa'aq; a shriek.">the outcry</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: ḡā·ḏə·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">against its people is so great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">that He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·lə·ḥê·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">has sent us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: lə·ša·ḥă·ṯāh (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3fs) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to destroy it.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a></span><br />The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a></span><br />And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-30</a></span><br />It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></span><br />All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a></span><br />“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Matthew 10:15</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Romans 9:29</a></span><br />It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Lamentations 4:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.</p><p class="hdg">cry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a></b></br> But the men of Sodom <i>were</i> wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20</a></b></br> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a></b></br> Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.</p><p class="hdg">Lord hath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">1 Chronicles 21:15,16</a></b></br> And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalm 11:5,6</a></b></br> The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></b></br> Woe unto the wicked! <i>it shall be</i> ill <i>with him</i>: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Waxen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/19-21.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Waxen</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>because we are about to destroy this place.</b><br>This phrase is spoken by the angels who visited Lot in Sodom. The impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a divine judgment due to the cities' extreme wickedness. The destruction serves as a warning against sin and a demonstration of God's justice. The phrase indicates the certainty and immediacy of the judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. The destruction of these cities is later referenced in <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> as an example of the consequences of immorality and rebellion against God.<p><b>For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great</b><br>The "outcry" suggests that the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah were not only numerous but also grievous, reaching a level that demanded divine intervention. This echoes the earlier narrative in <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a>, where God tells Abraham about the great outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah. The term "outcry" can be understood as the collective cry of those oppressed or harmed by the city's sins, highlighting the social injustice and moral corruption prevalent there. This concept of an outcry is also seen in <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>, where God hears the cries of the Israelites in Egypt, indicating His awareness and concern for human suffering.<p><b>that He has sent us to destroy it.”</b><br>The angels are acting as agents of God's will, sent to execute His judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of divine messengers carrying out God's commands, as seen in other instances such as the angel of death in <a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a precursor to the final judgment, illustrating the ultimate fate of unrepentant sinners. It also serves as a type of Christ's second coming, where He will return to judge the living and the dead, as described in <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>. The sending of the angels underscores God's sovereignty and His active role in the affairs of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>Messengers sent by God to execute judgment on Sodom. They are divine agents carrying out God's will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness and sin, which has reached a level that demands divine intervention.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/outcry.htm">Outcry</a></b><br>The collective cry of injustice and sin that has reached God, prompting His response.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (YHWH)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His holiness and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction</a></b><br>The impending judgment and obliteration of Sodom due to its pervasive sinfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_holiness.htm">God's Justice and Holiness</a></b><br>God's response to sin is rooted in His holy nature. He cannot overlook persistent wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The destruction of Sodom serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of unrepentant sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_mercy_and_warning.htm">Divine Mercy and Warning</a></b><br>Before judgment, God often provides warnings and opportunities for repentance, as seen in the angels' visit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a></b><br>Abraham's earlier intercession for Sodom highlights the importance of praying for others, even when judgment seems imminent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously_in_a_corrupt_world.htm">Living Righteously in a Corrupt World</a></b><br>Believers are called to live distinctively, avoiding the moral decay that characterized Sodom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'hearts_far_from_me'_mean.htm">Were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by a meteor strike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_when_abraham_meets_death.htm">What happens when Abraham meets the angel of death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_need_angels.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need angels to do His work?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנַ֔חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·naḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> </span><span class="str2">We</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are about to destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(maš·ḥi·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּק֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the outcry</span><br /><span class="heb">צַעֲקָתָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6818.htm">Strong's 6818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[against its people] is so great</span><br /><span class="heb">גָֽדְלָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·ḏə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow up, become great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that [He]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·lə·ḥê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us to destroy it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ša·ḥă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:13 For we will destroy this place because (Gen. 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