²⁰ Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom^(A) and Gomorrah is so great^(B) and their sin so grievous^{(C) 21} that I will go down^(D) and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

⁶ and prayed:

² “Go to the great city of Nineveh^(A) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”