²⁴Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur^u on Sodom and Gomorrah^v—from the Lord out of the heavens.^w ²⁵Thus he overthrew those cities^x and the entire plain,^y destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.^z ²⁶But Lot’s wife looked back,^a and she became a pillar of salt.^b

²⁷Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the Lord.^c ²⁸He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.^d

²⁹So when God destroyed the cities of the plain,^e he remembered^f Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe^g that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.^h

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Genesis 19:26: But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

Cross references

u Job 18:15; Ps 11:6; Isa 30:33; 34:9; Eze 38:22
v Dt 29:23; Isa 1:9; 13:19; Jer 49:18; 50:40; Am 4:11
wSee Ge 18:17; See Lev 10:2; See Mt 10:15; Lk 17:29
xSee ver 24; Eze 26:16; Zep 3:8; Hag 2:22
ySee Ge 13:12
z Ps 107:34; Isa 1:10; Jer 20:16; 23:14; La 4:6; Eze 16:48
aSee ver 17
b Lk 17:32
c Ge 18:22
d Ge 15:17; Ex 19:18; Rev 9:2; 18:9
eSee Ge 13:12
fSee Ge 8:1
g 2 Pe 2:7
h Ge 14:12; Eze 14:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the Lord. He demolished these cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and whatever grew on the ground. But Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.

Early in the morning Abraham went to the place where he had stood before the Lord. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace. So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation. But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.

Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord’s presence. He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.

But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh rained down from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh. And he overthrew those cities and the whole plain, and the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation of the ground. But his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. And Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before Yahweh. And he looked down upon the surface of Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the whole surface of the land, the plain. And he saw that, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace. So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

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