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they did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, plenty of food, and carefree ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food, and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had lofty pride, abundant food, and quiet ease, but she did not strengthen the hand of the afflicted and needy. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Behold, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters (outlying cities) had arrogance, abundant food, and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn&#8217t support the poor and needy. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They were arrogant and spoiled; they had everything they needed and still refused to help the poor and needy. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom; pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what your sister Sodom has done wrong. She and her daughters were proud that they had plenty of food and had peace and security. They didn't help the poor and the needy. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> She and her daughters were proud because they had plenty to eat and lived in peace and quiet, but they did not take care of the poor and the underprivileged. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a> "'See here--this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘“Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters. She also didn’t strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, this has been the iniquity of your sister Sodom, "" Arrogancy, fullness of bread, and quiet ease, "" Have been to her and to her daughters, "" And the hand of the afflicted and needy "" She has not strengthened. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, security of rest was to her and to her daughters, and she strengthened not the hand of the poor and needy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and to the poor. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: arrogance, indulgence in bread and abundance, and the idleness of her and her daughters; and they did not reach out their hand to the needy and the poor. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Now look at the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters were proud, sated with food, complacent in prosperity. They did not give any help to the poor and needy. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> This was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, this is the iniquity of Sodom your proud sister: she and her daughters had abundant food and lived in tranquillity, but she did not help the poor and needy. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> This is the evil of Sadom your proud sister: “She was full of bread and dwelt in quietness, she and her daughters, and they did not grasp the hands of the afflicted and of the poor<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fullness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-49.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=4006" 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> …48As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done. 49<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wōn (N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">the iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">of your 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.">Sodom:</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">She</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: wə·liḇ·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and her daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yaḏ- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gā·’ō·wn (N-ms) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">arrogant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7653.htm" title="7653: śiḇ·‘aṯ- (N-fsc) -- Fullness. Feminine of saba'; satiety.">overfed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: haš·qêṭ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">and complacent;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7962.htm" title="7962: wə·šal·waṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Quietness, ease. From shalah; security."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">help</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: wə·’eḇ·yō·wn (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">and needy.</a> 50Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.…<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="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-26</a> The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” / In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; ... <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="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1-3</a> Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.” / The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. / You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD. <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-12</a> “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ / But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. ... <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="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-30</a> It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-32</a> They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ... <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</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; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <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="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10-17</a> Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! / “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? ... <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-29</a> For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ... <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7-8</a> A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. / And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.” <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12</a> For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.pride<a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2,9,17</a> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: … <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a> Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.<a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Genesis 19:9</a> And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.fulness<a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.<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;<a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.neither<a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12</a> Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,<a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a> Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.<a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14,15</a> The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; 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Sodom is often remembered for its destruction due to wickedness, as seen in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. The use of "iniquity" highlights moral failure, suggesting that the sins of Sodom are mirrored in Jerusalem. This sets the stage for understanding the nature of the sins being addressed.She and her daughters were arrogant: Arrogance, or pride, is frequently condemned in Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). It suggests a self-sufficient attitude that dismisses the need for God. In the context of Sodom, this pride led to a disregard for divine laws and a sense of superiority over others. This pride is a root sin that often leads to other transgressions.overfed: This phrase indicates excess and indulgence, suggesting a society focused on material wealth and comfort. In biblical times, being "overfed" would imply neglect of spiritual matters in favor of physical satisfaction. This is reminiscent of the warnings against gluttony and the pursuit of earthly pleasures over spiritual well-being (<a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a>).and complacent: Complacency here refers to a lack of concern or indifference, particularly towards moral and spiritual responsibilities. This attitude can lead to a failure to act justly or to address the needs of others, as seen in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (<a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>). It suggests a society that is spiritually asleep, ignoring the call to righteousness.they did not help the poor and needy: This phrase highlights a failure in social justice, a recurring theme in the prophetic books. The Law of Moses emphasized care for the poor and needy (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a>). The neglect of these groups is a significant moral failing, indicating a lack of love and compassion, which are central to the teachings of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>). This neglect is a tangible expression of the arrogance and complacency previously mentioned.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. His prophecies often included vivid imagery and symbolic actions. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> An ancient city mentioned in the Bible, known for its destruction due to its wickedness. It serves as a symbol of sin and divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city to which Ezekiel's prophecies were directed, often compared to Sodom in terms of its moral and spiritual failings. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor_and_needy.htm">The Poor and Needy</a> Individuals who are marginalized and require assistance, representing a key focus of God's concern and a measure of a society's righteousness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who were in exile during Ezekiel's time and were being warned and instructed through his prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_pride.htm">The Sin of Pride</a> Pride is a root sin that leads to a lack of compassion and neglect of others. It blinds individuals and societies to their responsibilities toward the less fortunate. <a href="/topical/a/abundance_and_responsibility.htm">Abundance and Responsibility</a> Having plenty of food and security is a blessing, but it comes with the responsibility to share with those who are lacking. Prosperity should lead to generosity, not complacency. <a href="/topical/n/neglecting_the_needy.htm">Neglecting the Needy</a> Ignoring the needs of the poor and marginalized is a serious offense in God's eyes. True righteousness involves active support and advocacy for those who cannot help themselves. <a href="/topical/c/comparative_righteousness.htm">Comparative Righteousness</a> The comparison to Sodom serves as a warning that even God's chosen people can fall into grievous sin if they neglect justice and mercy. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_action.htm">Call to Action</a> Believers are called to examine their own lives and communities to ensure they are not guilty of the same sins as Sodom. This involves practical steps to support and uplift the poor and needy.<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/accept_practicing_homosexuals_in_church.htm">Should the church accept practicing homosexuals as members?</a> <a href="/q/is_homosexuality_a_sin_in_the_bible.htm">Is homosexuality considered a sin in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_homosexuality_considered_sinful.htm">Is homosexuality considered sinful?</a> <a href="/q/why_were_sodom_and_gomorrah_destroyed.htm">What is the meaning of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction?</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>(49) Pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness.--The description strikes at the causes rather than the overt acts of sin, and the unnatural crimes which are always associated in our minds with the name of Sodom are not mentioned. It is noticeable, however, that the distinct sin which is mentioned in this passage is the negative one too common in all ages, "neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 49, 50. - It is noticeable that what we commonly speak of as the specific sin of the cities of the plain is not mentioned here. The prophet fixes on the point which made Sodom a luxurious and sensual city, the graver evil being just hinted at in the word abominations, and as the outcome of the evil tendencies. So in like manner the special sin of Samaria, the worship of the calves, is not named, but taken for granted. (For fulness of bread, see <a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm">Proverbs 30:9</a>: <a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-12.htm">Deuteronomy 8:12</a>.) Prosperity and luxury in her case, as in that of other wealthy cities, hardened the hearts of men against the poor and needy. There was probably a sufficient reason for the omission which has been pointed out. It was wiser to dwell on the sins which were common to the two cities rather than on the vice which, though it existed in Jerusalem (<a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a>), was probably not prevalent there. As I saw good; better, according to what I saw. The word "good" is not in the Hebrew, and the words apparently refer to <a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Genesis 18:21</a>. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! this זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that was הָיָ֔ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the iniquity עֲוֺ֖ן (‘ă·wōn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of your sister אֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister Sodom: סְדֹ֣ם (sə·ḏōm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea She and her daughters וְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (wə·liḇ·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter were הָ֤יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be arrogant, גָּא֨וֹן (gā·’ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> Arrogance, majesty, ornament overfed, שִׂבְעַת־ (śiḇ·‘aṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7653.htm">Strong's 7653: </a> Fullness and complacent; הַשְׁקֵ֗ט (haš·qêṭ) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> To be quiet or undisturbed they did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no help הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ (he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the poor עָנִ֥י (‘ā·nî) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> Poor, afflicted, humble and needy. וְאֶבְי֖וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> In want, needy, poor <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:49 Behold this was the iniquity of your (Ezek. 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