²⁴ Then the Eternal One rained sulfur and fire from out of the heavens onto Sodom and Gomorrah. ²⁵ He destroyed both cities, along with the other villages and towns in the valley and all of the people who lived there—even the vegetation was wiped out! ²⁶ But Lot’s wife never made it; she lagged behind her husband and looked back—despite the messenger’s advice—and turned into a pillar of salt.