"On that day someone who is on the roof of a house must not go down into the house to get any belongings; in the same way anyone who is out in the field must not go back to the house.

Those who try to save their own life will lose it; those who lose their life will save it.

Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."

But Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.

Some of the king's officials were afraid because of what the LORD had said, and they brought their slaves and animals indoors for shelter.

Others, however, paid no attention to the LORD's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.

Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

"Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills.

Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along.

He said to the people, "Get away from the tents of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. Otherwise, you will be wiped out with them for all their sins."

People of Benjamin, run for safety! Escape from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa and build a signal fire in Beth Haccherem. Disaster and destruction are about to come from the north.

But when King Nebuchadnezzar invaded the country, we decided to come to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Syrian armies. That is why we are living in Jerusalem."

So I started to leave Jerusalem and go to the territory of Benjamin to take possession of my share of the family property.

Then I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out, my people! Come out from her! You must not take part in her sins; you must not share in her punishment!