And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
They were haughty - puffed up with prosperity.
And committed, abomination before me. Compare the phrase "sinners before the Lord exceedingly" (Genesis 13:13); said of those whose sin is so heinous as to cry out to God for immediate judgments; presumptuous sins, daring God to the face (Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:5).
I took them away - with "brimstone and fire from the Lord" (Genesis 19:24).
As I saw good - rather, 'according to what I saw;' referring to Genesis 18:21, where God says, "I will go down, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it which is come unto me."