Study it in the app“As at the overthrow by Elohim of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors, declares YHWH, no one will dwell there, nor will a son of man reside in it.”
As at the overthrowכְּמַהְפֵּכַתby Elohimאֱלֹהִיםof Sodomאֶת סְדֹםand Gomorrahוְאֶת עֲמֹרָהand their neighbors,וְאֶת שְׁכֵנֶיהָdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהno oneלֹא אִישׁwill dwellיֵשֵׁבthere,שָׁםnorוְלֹאwill a sonבֶּןof manאָדָםresideיָגוּרin it.בָּהּ
overthrow
Overthrow: a destruction that leaves a place turned upside down, like Sodom.
Where else “mahpechat” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsSodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appearsGomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appearsneighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shechene” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appearshuman being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearssojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagur” appears1Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
2Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
39Therefore desert creatures will dwell with hyenas, and ostriches will dwell in it; and it will not be inhabited again forever, nor be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 · This verse (above)
41Look, a people is coming from the north, and a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the far reaches of the earth.
