He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow. He did it because the people who lived there were evil.

使肥地变为碱地；这都因其间居民的罪恶。

使肥沃之地变为荒芜的盐地，都因当地居民的邪恶。

使肥沃之地变为荒芜的盐地，都因当地居民的邪恶。

叫沃土变成荒凉的盐碱地，因为那里的居民邪恶。

他使肥沃的土地变为咸田，都因住在那里的居民的邪恶。

使结果实的土地成为盐碱地，这都因其上居民的邪恶。

使肥地變為鹼地；這都因其間居民的罪惡。

使肥沃之地變為荒蕪的鹽地，都因當地居民的邪惡。

使肥沃之地變為荒蕪的鹽地，都因當地居民的邪惡。

叫沃土變成荒涼的鹽鹼地，因為那裡的居民邪惡。

他使肥沃的土地變為鹹田，都因住在那裡的居民的邪惡。

他使多結果實之地變為鹹地；都因其間居民的邪惡。

使結果實的土地成為鹽鹼地，這都因其上居民的邪惡。

沃壤為鹵地、皆因居民之罪兮、

主因居民之罪惡、使膏腴之地、變為鹵地、

膏腴之地。倏成磽瘠。咎實自取。鹵莽滅裂。

and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

And a fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.

and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

These five kings all gathered their armies together in the Valley of Siddim. It was also called the valley of the Dead Sea.

Lot looked around. He saw that the whole Jordan River valley toward the town of Zoar had plenty of water. It was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

The people of Sodom were evil. They were sinning greatly against the Lord.

My people’s land is overgrown with thorns and bushes. Mourn for all the houses that were once filled with joy. Cry over this city that used to be full of wild parties.The royal palace will be left empty. The noisy city will be deserted. The fort and lookout tower will become a dry and empty desert forever. Donkeys will enjoy being there. Flocks will eat there.That will continue until the Holy Spirit is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will be turned into rich farm lands. The rich farm lands will seem like a forest.

The whole land will be burned up. Nothing but salt and sulfur will be left. Nothing will be planted there. Nothing will grow there. In fact, nothing will even start to grow there. The land will be like Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim after they were destroyed. The Lord wiped out those cities because he was very angry.All the nations will ask,“ Why has the Lord done this to the land? What could have made him so very angry?”And they will hear the answer,“ It’s because the people living there have broken the covenant of the Lord. He’s the God of their people of long ago. He made that covenant with them when he brought them out of Egypt.They went off and worshiped other gods. They bowed down to them. They hadn’t known anything about those gods before. The Lord hadn’t given those gods to them.So the Lord became very angry with this land. He brought on it all the curses written down in this book.The Lord’ s anger blazed out against his people. So he pulled them up out of their land. He threw them into another land. And that’s where they are now.”

Then the Lord sent down burning sulfur. It came down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah. It came from the Lord. It came out of the sky.The Lord destroyed these cities and the whole valley. All the people who were living in the cities were wiped out. So were the plants in the land.

But none of the swamps will have fresh water in them. They will stay salty.