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And I will restore you along with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then <i>will I bring again</i> the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then <i>I will also bring back</i> the captives of your captivity among them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Nevertheless, I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own fortunes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Nevertheless, I will restore their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Nevertheless, I will restore their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Nevertheless, I will return their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Nevertheless, I will restore them [again] from their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters (outlying cities), the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them [I will restore you from] your own captivity [in the day of the Lord GOD],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and those of Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortunes among them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and those of Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortunes among them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Someday I will bless Sodom and Samaria and their nearby villages. I will also bless you, Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortune along with theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to Jerusalem, "I will make them prosperous again--Sodom and her villages and Samaria and her villages. Yes, I will make you prosperous too. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I'll bring them back from their captivity—that is, from the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, along with the captivity of Samaria and her daughters and the captivity of your captives among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters (along with your fortunes among them),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives in their midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“I will reverse their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives among them; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have turned back [to] their captivity, "" The captivity of Sodom and her daughters, "" And the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, "" And the captivity of your captives in their midst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have turned back to their captivity, The captivity of Sodom and her daughters, And the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, And the captivity of thy captives in their midst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I turned back their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Shomeron and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captivities in their midst:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring back and restore them by bringing back Sodom, with her daughters, and by bringing back Samaria, and her daughters: and I will bring those that return of thee in the midst of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But I will convert and restore them, by converting Sodom with her daughters, and by converting Samaria and her daughters. And I will convert your return in their midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters—and your fortunes along with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes along with theirs,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will bring back their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters; then I will cause the captivity of your exiles to be carried among them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall return their captivity, the captivity of Sadom and of her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and of her daughters, and I shall take your captivity as a prisoner among them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will turn their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will turn their captivity, <i>even</i> the captivity of Sodom and her daughters; and I will turn the captivity of Samaria and her daughters; and I will turn thy captivity in the midst of them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4065" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Judgment on Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">52</span>So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous. <span class="reftext">53</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">But I will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇīṯ (N-fsc) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity."></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/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and her daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇî·ṯə·hen (N-fsc:: 3fp) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">from captivity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇīṯ (N-fsc) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">as well as</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.">Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and her daughters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: ū·šə·ḇīṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">And I will restore you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇî·ṯa·yiḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵā·hə·nāh (Prep:: N-msc:: 3fp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">along with them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">54</span>So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-7.htm">Jeremiah 33:7</a></span><br />I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-26.htm">Isaiah 1:26</a></span><br />I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a></span><br />And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a></span><br />At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a></span><br />For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></span><br />I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19-21</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. / Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Romans 11:12</a></span><br />But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-15.htm">Romans 11:15</a></span><br />For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a></span><br />They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of your captives in the middle of them:</p><p class="hdg">bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Ezekiel 16:60,61</a></b></br> Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Ezekiel 29:14</a></b></br> And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return <i>into</i> the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Ezekiel 39:25</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;</p><p class="hdg">in the midst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Isaiah 19:24,25</a></b></br> In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, <i>even</i> a blessing in the midst of the land: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Jeremiah 12:16</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-23.htm">Romans 11:23-31</a></b></br> And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-51.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">However</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/2-25.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-3.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">However</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">60. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a></span><br></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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The mention of "daughters" refers to the surrounding towns or people associated with Sodom. The concept of restoration here is significant, as it suggests a reversal of judgment and a return to a state of blessing. This can be seen as a metaphor for God's mercy and willingness to forgive, even those who have fallen far from His grace. Theologically, it underscores the theme of redemption and the possibility of renewal for all, regardless of past transgressions.<p><b>as well as Samaria and her daughters</b><br>Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC due to idolatry and disobedience (2 Kings 17). The "daughters" again refer to the surrounding towns or people. The inclusion of Samaria highlights the theme of God's impartiality in judgment and restoration. It serves as a reminder of the divided kingdom and the consequences of turning away from God. The restoration of Samaria signifies hope for the reunification and healing of God's people, pointing to a future where divisions are reconciled.<p><b>And I will restore you along with them</b><br>This phrase addresses Jerusalem, the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecy. The promise of restoration "along with them" indicates that Jerusalem, despite its own sins and the resulting Babylonian exile, will also experience God's mercy. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of exile and return, emphasizing God's covenant faithfulness. The restoration of Jerusalem is a prophetic foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who brings reconciliation and restoration to all humanity. It highlights the inclusivity of God's salvation plan, extending grace to both the historically sinful and the chosen people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, often using vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>An ancient city known for its wickedness, destroyed by God as a judgment for its sins. It symbolizes extreme moral corruption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often associated with idolatry and turning away from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city representing the Southern Kingdom of Judah, which also fell into sin and was subject to God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The act of God bringing back those who were in captivity, symbolizing forgiveness and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_restoration.htm">God's Mercy and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite severe judgment, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and mercy. This reflects His character as both just and compassionate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_sin_and_redemption.htm">The Universality of Sin and Redemption</a></b><br>Sodom, Samaria, and Jerusalem all faced judgment, showing that sin is universal. Yet, God's promise of restoration is also universal, available to all who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, God's promises provide hope. Believers can trust in His faithfulness to restore and renew.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>Restoration is linked to repentance. As believers, we are called to examine our lives, repent, and seek God's renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lessons_from_history.htm">Lessons from History</a></b><br>The histories of Sodom, Samaria, and Jerusalem serve as warnings and lessons. We are encouraged to learn from the past to avoid similar downfalls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_14_align_with_nt_on_sin.htm">How does Ezekiel's teaching in chapter 14 align with or contradict the New Testament emphasis on personal responsibility for sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_abandonment_in_ezekiel.htm">Why does Ezekiel 16:4-5 describe God allowing the abandonment of a newborn if He is portrayed elsewhere as compassionate and all-powerful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Who were Oholah and Oholibah in the Bible?</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>(53) <span class= "bld">Shall bring again their captivity.</span>--This is not a promise of restoration to Israel; but, on the contrary, is an expression of the utter hopelessness of their punishment in the strongest possible form. The "bringing again of captivity "does not, indeed, necessarily mean a return from exile (into which Sodom had not been carried); but, as explained in <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm" title="When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then you and your daughters shall return to your former estate.">Ezekiel 16:55</a>, a return to the former estate, that is, a state of happiness and prosperity. In the case of Sodom this was manifestly impossible; and even in the case of Samaria it would, if accomplished, lack any historical identification. Sodom and her daughters (the surrounding cities) had perished with all their inhabitants many ages ago, leaving no descendants behind. Restoration was, therefore, obviously impossible; and by conditioning the restoration of Jerusalem on an impossible thing, it is meant to be most strongly denied.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 53.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I shall bring again</span>; better, with the Revised Version, both here and in ver. 55, <span class="accented">and I will turn again.</span> The Authorized Version reads like a sentence of hopeless and perpetual condemnation, as <span class="accented">per impossible.</span> When Sodom and Samaria should be pardoned, then, and not till then, should there be hope for Judah. But all that follows in the chapter shows that what is meant is a promise of restoration, not for Judah only, but also for her less guilty sisters. Ezekiel sees a far off hope for his own nation, and he cannot limit the mercy of God in bringing them also, as she was to be brought, to repentance. For them also punishment was a means to an end beyond itself, corrective, and not merely retributive. The language of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Isaiah 19:23</a>-2.5) as to Egypt and Assyria presents a striking parallel, and may have been in Ezekiel's thoughts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But I will restore</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׁבְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šaḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sodom</span><br /><span class="heb">סְדֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from captivity,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇî·ṯə·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁב֥וּת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Samaria</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her daughters.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And I will restore you</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁב֥וּת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḇūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵā·hə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-53.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:53 I will turn again their captivity (Ezek. 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