Lamentations 4:6
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Cross-reference
Lamentations 4:22 announces the end of punishment — a hopeful contrast to the severe judgment described here as greater than Sodom's.
Lamentations 1:12 also claims unparalleled sorrow — the same idea that Jerusalem's suffering is unique, echoing the Sodom comparison here.
Genesis 19:25 describes the actual overthrow of Sodom's cities and inhabitants, the event Lamentations references for comparison.
Isaiah 1:9 says Israel was spared from becoming like Sodom — contrasting with this verse claiming Jerusalem's punishment exceeded Sodom's.
Ezekiel 16:48-50 says Jerusalem's sins exceeded Sodom's — directly parallel to the claim here that her punishment was greater.
In Daniel 9:12, Daniel declares Jerusalem's calamity unprecedented, echoing Lamentations' statement that its punishment surpassed even Sodom's.
Matthew 11:23 pronounces Capernaum's judgment worse than Sodom's — a NT parallel to Jerusalem's punishment exceeding Sodom's.
In Matthew 11:24, Jesus applies the same logic: the judgment on Capernaum will be worse than on Sodom, echoing Lamentations' comparison.
In Luke 10:12, Jesus similarly says it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for towns rejecting the gospel, paralleling Lamentations' comparative judgment.
Genesis 19:24 recounts the fire and sulfur from heaven that destroyed Sodom, the direct event Lamentations uses as a benchmark.
Ezekiel 5:9 declares God will bring unprecedented judgment on Jerusalem — directly supporting the claim here that it surpasses even Sodom's.
Ezekiel 16:50 describes Sodom's pride and abomination leading to its removal — the very judgment Lamentations 4:6 uses as a lesser comparison.
In Romans 9:29, Paul cites Isaiah to show that without a remnant Israel would be like Sodom — echoing the same benchmark of destruction used here.