885 B
885 B
the cities around them
Here "cities" stands for the people who lived in them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
also indulged themselves
The sexual sins of Sodom and Gomorrah were the result of the same kind of rebellion as the angels' evil ways.
as examples of those who suffer the punishment
The destruction of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah became an example of the fate of all who reject God.
these dreamers
the people who disobey God, probably because they claimed to see visions that gave them authority to do so
pollute their bodies
This metaphor says that their sin makes their bodies—that is, their actions—unacceptable the way garbage in a stream makes the water undrinkable. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
say slanderous things
"speak insults"
glorious ones
This refers to spiritual beings, such as angels.