Quotes about Judgment
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
— Genesis 18:25
So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
— Genesis 18:26
suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:28
And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:31
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:32
They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
— Genesis 19:5
“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
— Genesis 19:9
And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
— Genesis 19:11
Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
— Genesis 19:12
because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
— Genesis 19:13
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
— Genesis 19:14
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
— Genesis 19:24