- and they declare:
- "But the men²¹ of Sodomª [were] wickedª and sinnersª before the LORDª exceedingly.ª" {Gen 13:13} + "And the LORDª said,ª° Because¹ the cryª of Sodomª and Gomorrahª is great,²¹ and because¹ their sinª is veryª grievous;ª° ... I will go downª° now,¹ and seeª° whether they have doneª° altogetherª according to the cryª of it, which is comeª° unto¹ me; and if¹ not,¹ I will know.ª°" {Gen 18:20-21} + "And they calledª° unto¹ Lot,ª and saidª° unto him, Where¹ [are] the men²¹ which¹ came inª° to¹ thee this night?ª bring them outª° unto¹ us, that we may knowª° them. ... And they said,ª° Standª° back.ª And they saidª° [again], This oneª [fellow] came inª° to sojourn,ª° and he will needs²° be a judge:ª° now¹ will we deal worseª° with thee, than¹ with them. And they pressedª° soreª upon the man,ª [even] Lot,ª and came nearª° to breakª° the door.ª" {Gen 19:5-9} + "[As for] the wordª that¹ thou hast spokenª° unto¹ us in the nameª of the LORD,ª we will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ thee. ... But¹ we will certainly²° doª°¹ whatsoever¹¹ thingª goeth forthª° out of our own mouth,ª¹ to burn incenseª° unto the queenª of heaven,ª and to pour outª° drink offeringsª unto her, as¹ we have done,ª° we,¹ and our fathers,ª our kings,ª and our princes,ª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the streetsª of Jerusalem:ª for [then] had we plentyª° of victuals,ª and were¹ well,ª and sawª° no¹ evil.ª" {Jer 44:16-17} + "And as soon as she sawª them with her eyes,ª she dotedª° upon¹ them, and sentª° messengersª unto¹ them into Chaldea.ª" {Ezk 23:16}
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