forked from WA-Catalog/en_tn
573 B
573 B
Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them
Here "Sodom," "Gomorrah," and "cities" represent the people who lived in them. Alternate translation: "the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and the people in the cities around them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
also indulged themselves
The sexual sins of Sodom and Gomorrah were the result of the same kind of rebellion as the angels' evil ways.
as examples of those who suffer the punishment
The destruction of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah became an example of the fate of all who reject God.