Lamentações de Jeremias 4

6For 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.

Sodoma, destruída pelo fogo que desceu do céu devido à maldade (Gênese 18.20-19.29), chegou a ser um símbolo do julgamento final de Deus. Mesmo assim o pecado de Jerusalém foi muito maior que o da Sodoma!

11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.