4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
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But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-11)Now it appeared, beyond contradiction, that the cry of Sodom was no louder than there was cause for. This night’s work was enough to fill the measure. For we find here, I. That they were all wicked, Gen. 19:4. Wickedness had become universal, and they were unanimous in any vile design. Here were old and young, and all from every quarter, engaged in this riot; the old were not past it, and the youn…
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