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Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> And your elder sister is Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a> “Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who dwells to the south of you, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now your older sister is Samaria, who lives north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lives south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now your older sister is Samaria, who lives north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lives south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now your older sister is Samaria, who lives north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lives south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now your older sister is Samaria, who lives north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lives south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now your older sister is Samaria, she with her daughters (outlying cities) who live north of you; and your younger sister is Sodom, she with her daughters who live south of you. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Your older sister was Samaria, that city to your north with her nearby villages. Your younger sister was Sodom, that city to your south with her nearby villages. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'Your older sister was Samaria. She and her daughters lived north of you. Your younger sister is Sodom. She lives south of you with her daughters. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Your older sister, with her villages, is Samaria, in the north. Your younger sister, with her villages, is Sodom, in the south. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Your elder sister was Samaria. She and her daughters lived in the north, while your younger sister who lived in the south with her daughters was Sodom. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south. <a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south of you, was Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger sister, who dwells at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thy elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger sister, who dwells at your right hand, is Sodom with her daughters. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And your older sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters, "" Who is dwelling at your left hand, "" And your younger sister, who is dwelling on your right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters, Who is dwelling at thy left hand, And thy younger sister, who is dwelling on thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thine elder sister, Shomeron, she and her daughter dwelling upon thy left hand: and thy sister smaller than thou, dwelling from thy right hand, Sodom and her daughters.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thy elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister that dwelleth at thy right hand is Sodom, and her daughters. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And your older sister is Samaria, she and her daughters are those who live to your left. But your younger sister, who lives to your right, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Your elder sister was Samaria with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister was Sodom and her daughters, south of you. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Your elder sister is Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you, is Sodom with her daughters.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand with her daughters; and your younger sister, who dwells at your right hand, is Sodom with her daughters. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And your elder sister is Samaria and her daughters who dwelt at your left, and your younger sister who dwells at your right is Sadom and her daughters<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Your elder sister who dwells on thy left hand is Samaria, she and her daughters: and thy younger sister, that dwells on the right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3976" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Judgment on Jerusalem</a> …45You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. 46<a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">Your older</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">was Samaria,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">with her daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8040.htm" title="8040: śə·mō·w·lêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- The left. ">your north;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: haq·qə·ṭan·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">and your younger</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: sə·ḏōm (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">was Sodom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">with her daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mêḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: mî·mî·nêḵ (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">your south.</a> 47And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8-11</a> She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. / Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. / Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a> Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Lamentations 4:6</a> The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her. <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a> Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a> “Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” <a href="/luke/10-12.htm">Luke 10:12-15</a> I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. / Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ... <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a> Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a> All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger. <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a> And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” <a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">Ezekiel 23:1-4</a> Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother, / and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed. ... <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Ezekiel 23:11-13</a> Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister. / She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men. / And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And your elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at your left hand: and your younger sister, that dwells at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.elder<a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Ezekiel 16:51</a> Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.<a href="/ezekiel/23-4.htm">Ezekiel 23:4,11,31-33</a> And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah… <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8-11</a> And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also… <a href="/ezekiel/16-48.htm">Ezekiel 16:48,49,53-56,61</a> As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters… <a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11-13</a> Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other… <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20</a> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;her daughters<a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Ezekiel 26:6</a> And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.<a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Genesis 14:8</a> And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;<a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Genesis 19:29</a> And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Elder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">North</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Older</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm">South</a> <a href="/job/30-1.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-48.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Elder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Older</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Right</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-48.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-48.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a> 46. <a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a> 59. <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a> 60. <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It represents the ten tribes that broke away from the united monarchy after Solomon's reign. In biblical context, Samaria is often associated with idolatry and apostasy, as the Northern Kingdom frequently turned away from God to worship Baal and other deities. The reference to Samaria as an "older sister" suggests a familial relationship, indicating shared heritage and similar sins. This comparison highlights the spiritual adultery and unfaithfulness of Jerusalem, as Samaria was known for its rebellion against God.who lived with her daughters to your north; The "daughters" of Samaria refer to the smaller towns and villages that were part of the Northern Kingdom. Geographically, Samaria was located to the north of Jerusalem, which aligns with the historical and geographical context of the divided kingdoms. The phrase emphasizes the widespread influence of Samaria's idolatry and corruption, affecting not just the capital but the surrounding regions. This northern location also serves as a reminder of the Assyrian conquest in 722 BC, when Samaria fell due to its persistent sin.and your younger sister was Sodom, Sodom is infamous for its destruction due to extreme wickedness, as recorded in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. By calling Sodom a "younger sister," the text draws a parallel between the sins of Jerusalem and those of Sodom, suggesting that Jerusalem's behavior was as reprehensible as that of Sodom. This comparison is a severe indictment, as Sodom is often used as a symbol of ultimate moral decay and divine judgment. The reference serves as a warning of the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God.who lived with her daughters to your south. The "daughters" of Sodom likely refer to the cities of the plain mentioned in Genesis, such as Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which were also destroyed. Geographically, Sodom was located to the south of Jerusalem, near the Dead Sea. This southern location underscores the comprehensive nature of the indictment against Jerusalem, as it is surrounded by examples of divine judgment. The historical destruction of Sodom serves as a prophetic warning to Jerusalem, emphasizing the certainty of judgment if repentance is not forthcoming.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Ezekiel 16</a>, representing the people of Judah. In this chapter, Jerusalem is depicted as an unfaithful wife, symbolizing the nation's spiritual adultery and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often associated with idolatry and apostasy. In this verse, Samaria is referred to as Jerusalem's "older sister," indicating a shared history of unfaithfulness. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> A city known for its wickedness and subsequent destruction by God. Sodom is called Jerusalem's "younger sister," highlighting the severity of Jerusalem's sins by comparing them to Sodom's notorious iniquity. 4. <a href="/topical/d/daughters.htm">Daughters</a> Refers to the surrounding towns or smaller communities associated with Samaria and Sodom, indicating the influence and spread of their respective sins. 5. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> The prophet delivering God's message to the exiles in Babylon, using vivid imagery and allegory to convey the depth of Jerusalem's sin and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_complacency.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Complacency</a> Just as Jerusalem became complacent in its spiritual state, believers today must guard against becoming comfortable with sin and neglecting their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> The comparison to Samaria and Sodom serves as a warning about the destructive nature of idolatry and turning away from God. Believers are called to examine their lives for anything that takes precedence over God. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Despite the harsh comparisons, God's message through Ezekiel is ultimately one of repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_community.htm">The Influence of Community</a> The mention of "daughters" highlights the impact of a community's values and actions. Christians are reminded of their responsibility to influence their communities positively and uphold godly standards. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> The historical examples of Samaria and Sodom illustrate God's righteous judgment against sin. Believers are reminded of the seriousness of sin and the importance of living in obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a> <a href="/q/why_were_sodom_and_gomorrah_destroyed.htm">What is the meaning of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezek._16_46-48_and_history_align.htm">How does Ezekiel 16:46-48 align with historical records that do not portray Sodom or Samaria as more righteous than Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_lot_offer_his_daughters.htm">If Genesis 19:8 is taken at face value, why would Lot offer his daughters to the mob instead of protecting them?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_8-9_align_with_god's_judgments.htm">How does Hosea 11:8-9's portrayal of divine compassion align with Old Testament passages describing God's severe judgments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) Thine elder sister.--The words elder and younger mean, literally, greater and smaller. They thus come, like the Latin major and minor, to be used for older and younger; but still their original and most common meaning, which should be retained here, is greater and smaller. Chronologically, Sodom was not younger than Jerusalem, nor is there evidence that Samaria was older. The terms are to be understood of Samaria as the capital of the far larger northern kingdom, and of Sodom as a single city of no great population. The Orientals, in describing geographical positions, considered themselves as facing the east, and hence Samaria (at the north) was on the left, and Sodom on the right. Sodom is spoken of poetically as if still in existence. They were both the spiritual sisters of Judah, just as all alike were daughters of the Amorite and Hittite.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 46. - No very adequate reason appears for the assignment of the respective ages of the two sisters. Historically, Sodom, as the oldest representative of evil, would have seemed to claim precedence. Samaria may have had this position assigned to it as more closely connected with Judah. The left and right hands indicate respectively a position to the north and south of Jerusalem, the observer of the heavens looking east, as, we may note, the temple did (<a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a>). The comparison with Samaria is developed more fully in ch. 23. The daughters are, as elsewhere, the cities dependent on Sodom and Samaria respectively. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Your older הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent sister וַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְ (wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister was Samaria, שֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel who הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are lived הַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת (hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with her daughters וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your north; שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ (śə·mō·w·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8040.htm">Strong's 8040: </a> Dark, the north, the left hand and your younger הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant sister וַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְ (wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister was Sodom, סְדֹ֖ם (sə·ḏōm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea who lived הַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙ (hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with her daughters וּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter to מִמֵּ֗ךְ (mim·mêḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of your south. מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ (mî·mî·nêḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> The right hand, side, the south <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Ezekiel 16:46 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:46 Your elder sister is Samaria who dwells (Ezek. 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