Lamentations 4:6
Good News Translation
My people have been punished even more than the inhabitants of Sodom, which met a sudden downfall at the hands of God.

New Revised Standard Version
For the chastisement of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, though no hand was laid on it.

Contemporary English Version
My nation was punished worse than the people of Sodom, whose city was destroyed in a flash without the help of human hands.

New American Bible
The punishment of the daughter of my people surpassed the penalty of Sodom, Which was overthrown in an instant with no hand laid on it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.

Isaiah 1:9,10 Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha. . . .

Ezekiel 16:48-50 As I live, saith the Lord God, thy sister Sodom herself, and her daughters, have not done as thou hast done, and thy daughters. . . .

Matthew 11:23,24 And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day. . . .

Luke 10:12 I say to you, it shall be more tolerable at that day for Sodom than for that city.

Luke 12:47 And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

the punishment

Lamentations 4:9 Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth.

Genesis 19:25 And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.

Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:21 For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.

Context
The Distress of Zion
5He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung. 6Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.7Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.…
Cross References
Genesis 19:24
And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Genesis 19:25
And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.

Jeremiah 20:16
Let that man be as the cities which the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide:

Lamentations 4:5
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