²⁸ 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.

⁹ And ^(A)the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, ^(B)will weep and wail over her ^(C)when they see the smoke of her burning.

² He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft ^(A)rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and ^(B)the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.

^8 (A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, ^(B)their portion will be in ^(C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^(D)the second death.”

¹⁸ and ^(A)cried out ^(B)as they saw the smoke of her burning,

⁷ just as ^(A)Sodom and Gomorrah and ^(B)the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and ^(C)pursued unnatural desire,^[a] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

³ Once more they cried out,

¹⁰ he also will drink ^(A)the wine of God's wrath, ^(B)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(C)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(D)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(E)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(F)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

⁷ and ^(A)if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked