06/08/2026
Many people try to cherry pick Ezekiel 16:49 to claim that the sin of S***m was only pride, laziness, and neglecting the poor.
But they stop reading before the next verse.
God did not merely say S***m was proud.
God also said:
“And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me” (Ezekiel 16:50).
The Bible tells us exactly what that abomination was:
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination” (Leviticus 20:13).
The very word “sodomy” is derived from the name S***m because the city became so strongly associated with this sin throughout history.
The sin of S***m was not one sin. It was a city filled with pride, rebellion, wickedness, sexual immorality, and abomination before God.
People today celebrate what God condemned.
They call it pride.
God called it abomination.
The answer is not to celebrate sin.
The answer is repentance.
Jesus warned:
“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).
God’s mercy is available to all who repent, but His standard has never changed.
Repent and believe the gospel.