24 Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah-from the Lord out of the heavens.

Other Translations of Genesis 19:24

King James Version

24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

English Standard Version

24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

The Message

24 Then God rained brimstone and fire down on Sodom and Gomorrah - a river of lava from God out of the sky! -

New King James Version

24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.

New Living Translation

24 Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 19:24

Commentary on Genesis 19:1-29

(Read Genesis 19:1-29)

Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Care was therefore taken for saving Lot and his family. Lot lingered; he trifled. Thus many who are under convictions about their spiritual state, and the necessity of a change, defer that needful work. The salvation of the most righteous men is of God's mercy, not by their own merit. We are saved by grace. God's power also must be acknowledged in bringing souls out of a sinful state If God had not been merciful to us, our lingering had been our ruin. Lot must flee for his life. He must not hanker after Sodom. Such commands as these are given to those who, through grace, are delivered out of a sinful state and condition. Return not to sin and Satan. Rest not in self and the world. Reach toward Christ and heaven, for that is escaping to the mountain, short of which we must not stop. Concerning this destruction, observe that it is a revelation of the wrath of God against sin and sinners of all ages. Let us learn from hence the evil of sin, and its hurtful nature; it leads to ruin.