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Raw Blame History

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.