Genesis 19:13

For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.

Cross-reference

Genesis 18:20 is the LORD's own declaration of this same outcry—the identical claim about grievous sin that the angels now reiterate.

Genesis 13:13 Historical context

Genesis 13:13 establishes the wickedness of Sodom that fuels the outcry here—the grievous sinning described earlier is why destruction now comes.

In Genesis 38:7, God also strikes down Er for wickedness — showing divine judgment on the wicked is not limited to entire cities.

Ezekiel 9:6 Parallel

In Ezekiel 9:6, the destruction is total yet the faithful are marked and spared — mirroring how Lot's household is rescued before Sodom falls.

Jude 1:7 Citation

Jude 1:7 explicitly cites Sodom's destruction as a warning example — the eternal fire already testified to in advance of judgment.

In Matthew 13:49, angels separate the wicked from the just at the end — the same pattern as angels rescuing Lot before destroying Sodom's wicked.

In Matthew 13:42, the wicked are cast into a furnace of fire — Sodom's fiery destruction by brimstone foreshadows this ultimate judgment.

In Matthew 13:41, Christ's angels remove all who do iniquity from his kingdom — echoing how angels were sent to purge Sodom of its wickedness.

Ezekiel 9:5 Parallel

In Ezekiel 9:5, God sends agents through Jerusalem to destroy without pity — the same pattern of divine agents dispatched to judge a corrupt city.

Psalm 11:6 Allusion

Psalm 11:6 alludes to Sodom's fate—"rain burning sulfur" on the wicked directly echoes the specific judgment announced in this passage.

In Revelation 18:4, an angel calls God's people to leave Babylon before its judgment — echoing the pattern of Lot's rescue from Sodom.

In Matthew 13:50, the separated wicked face a furnace of fire and anguish — Sodom's destruction by fire and brimstone anticipates this final reckoning.

In Isaiah 36:10, the Assyrian commander also claims divine commission to destroy a land — though here it's a manipulative boast, unlike the genuine angelic decree over Sodom.

Job 8:4 Parallel

In Job 8:4, Bildad assumes the same principle: that sin leads to divine punishment — though his application to Job's children proves misguided.

Acts 12:23 Parallel

In Acts 12:23, an angel strikes down Herod for not giving God glory — another example of an angel executing divine judgment on the wicked.

In 1 Chronicles 21:15, God also sends an angel to destroy a city—but relents. Both show divine agents dispatched for judgment, though with different outcomes.

In Revelation 16, God's agents again execute sweeping divine judgment, pouring out bowls of wrath upon the wicked.