⁶ On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(A)
    a scorching wind^(B) will be their lot.

¹⁹ Babylon,^(A) the jewel of kingdoms,^(B)
    the pride and glory^(C) of the Babylonians,^[a]
will be overthrown^(D) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.^(E)

¹⁶ May that man be like the towns^(A)
    the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing^(B) in the morning,
    a battle cry at noon.

¹⁴ And among the prophets of Jerusalem
    I have seen something horrible:^(A)
    They commit adultery and live a lie.^(B)
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,^(C)
    so that not one of them turns from their wickedness.^(D)
They are all like Sodom^(E) to me;
    the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”^(F)

¹⁸ As Sodom^(A) and Gomorrah^(B) were overthrown,
    along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell^(C) in it.

⁴⁰ As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah^(A)
    along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell in it.^(B)