And the LORD said,
Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave;
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
It was not that God, who had just said, “their sins were very grave,” did not know that they had sinned. This was an example to judges not to prejudge a case, even based on very reliable hearsay. For if he who knows all set aside his knowledge lest he exact vengeance without full knowledge before the trial, how much more should they set aside their ignorance and not effect judgment before the case is heard.
