- of the vine of Sodom:
- or, worse than the vine of Sodom, etc. "Hearª° the wordª of the LORD,ª ye rulersª of Sodom;ª give earª° unto the lawª of our God,ª ye peopleª of Gomorrah.ª" {Isa 1:10} + "Yet I¹ had plantedª° thee a noble vine,ª wholly¹ a rightª seed:ª how¹ then art thou turnedª° into the degenerate¹ plant² of a strangeª vineª unto me?" {Jer 2:21} + "For the punishment of the iniquityª of the daughterª of my peopleª is greaterª° than the punishment² of the sin¹¹ of Sodom,ª that was overthrownª° as in¹ a moment,ª and no¹ handsª stayedª° on her." {Lam 4:6} + "Thou¹ [art] thy mother'sª daughter,ª that lothethª° her husbandª and her children;ª and thou¹ [art] the sisterª of thy sisters,ª which¹ lothedª° their husbands²¹ and their children:ª your motherª [was] an Hittite,²¹ and your fatherª an Amorite.ª ... Neither¹ hath Samariaª committedª° halfª of thy sins;ª but thou hast multipliedª°¹ thine abominationsª more than¹ they,² and hast justifiedª°¹ thy sistersª in all¹ thine abominationsª which¹ thou hast done.ª°" {Ezk 16:45-51} + "Butª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª it shall beª° more tolerableª for the landª of Sodomª inª the dayª of judgment,ª thanª for thee.ª" {Mtt 11:24}
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