He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.
Parallel translations
- WEB He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.
- KJV And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
- BSB Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.
- NKJV So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
- NASB and He overthrew those cities, and all the surrounding area, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
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Quick answer
God overthrows the cities, the whole plain, its inhabitants, and all vegetation.
Overview
The destruction is total, leaving the once-fertile plain (13:10) utterly ruined. The completeness shows the seriousness with which God treats persistent, unrepentant wickedness. It stands as a sober, historical witness to the certainty of divine judgment.
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Cross-references · 3
- Ps 107:34and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
- Gen 14:3All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
- Gen 13:10Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.
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