為什麼依撒意亞稱耶路撒冷的富人為「索多瑪和哈摩辣人」來譴責他們？他為什麼不選擇其他已被毀滅的城市，例如耶里哥或哈衣城呢？

先知選擇這兩個城市的原因有很多，其中之一是：以色列人已經摧毀了其他城市，因此引用他們自己摧毀的城市來譴責他們，效果可能不大。

相反，索多瑪和哈摩辣是被上主親自毀滅的，並遭受了可怕的懲罰：他們被活活地送入地獄，被火焚燒。這樣的例子會更有說服力。

我們還需要記住，聖經中提到的這兩座城市唯一的罪行是同性戀。

參見《猶達書》7：「同樣，索多瑪和哈摩辣及其附近的城市，因為也和他們一樣恣意行淫，隨從逆性的肉慾，至今受著永火的刑罰，作為鑑戒。」

Why does Isaiah reproach the rich people of Jerusalem by calling them “people of Sodom and Gomorrah”?  Could he not choose another city that had been destroyed, such as for example Jericho or Ai?

Among the many possible reasons for the prophet choice, we can imagine this one: other cities had been destroyed by the people of Israel, so an oracle against the people by quoting cities that they had destroyed could not have a great effect.

Instead, Sodom and Gomorrah had been destroyed by God himself, with a terrible punishment: they descended alive into hell, consumed by the fire. Such an example would be more effective.

We need also remember that the only sin mentioned in the Bible for these two cities was homosexuality. See the Letter of Judah, 7: “Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.”