20 Then the Lord said, “Because (A)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

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20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(A) and Gomorrah is so great(B) and their sin so grievous(C)

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13 For we are about to destroy this place, (A)because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

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13 because we(A) are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great(B) that he has sent us to destroy it.”(C)

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For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
    they proclaim their sin (A)like Sodom;
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    (B)For they have brought evil on themselves.

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The look on their faces testifies(A) against them;
    they parade their sin like Sodom;(B)
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    They have brought disaster(C) upon themselves.

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Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts.

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Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)

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49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, (A)excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and (B)did an abomination before me. So (C)I removed them, when I saw it.

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49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:(A) She and her daughters were arrogant,(B) overfed and unconcerned;(C) they did not help the poor and needy.(D) 50 They were haughty(E) and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.(F)

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13 Now the men of Sodom (A)were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.

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13 Now the people of Sodom(A) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.(B)

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10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood (A)is crying to me from the ground.

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10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(A)

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“Though our iniquities testify against us,
    act, O Lord, (A)for your name's sake;
(B)for our backslidings are many;
    (C)we have sinned against you.

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Although our sins testify(A) against us,
    do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(B)
For we have often rebelled;(C)
    we have sinned(D) against you.

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(A)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
    is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
    are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
    but behold, bloodshed;[a]
for righteousness,
    but behold, an outcry![b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike
  2. Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike

The vineyard(A) of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(B) but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness,(C) but heard cries of distress.(D)

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