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Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a> You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Also, bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your disgrace, in that you made your sisters appear innocent. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Also bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your disgrace, in that you made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Also bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your disgrace, in that you made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Also bear your dishonor in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your dishonor, in that you made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Also bear your disgrace [as punishment], having made judgment favorable for your sisters, for [you virtually absolved them] because of your sins in which you behaved more repulsively than they; they are more in the right than you. Yes, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you made your [pagan] sisters seem righteous. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You must also bear your disgrace, since you have helped your sisters out. For they appear more righteous than you because of your sins, which you committed more detestably than they did. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You must also bear your disgrace, since you have been an advocate for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you because of your sins, which you committed more abhorrently than they did. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So their punishment will seem light compared to yours. You will be disgraced and put to shame because of your disgusting sins. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou also, bear thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will have to suffer disgrace because you accused your sisters. Yet, your sins are more disgusting than theirs. They look like they are innocent compared to you. Be ashamed of yourself and suffer disgrace, because you have made your sisters look like they are innocent. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> And now you will have to endure your disgrace. Your sins are so much worse than those of your sisters that they look innocent beside you. Now blush and bear your shame, because you make your sisters look pure." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> So now, bear your own shame as you mediate for your sisters. The sins that you've committed are more detestable than theirs. That makes them more righteous than you. Indeed, be ashamed and bear your reproach, because you've made your sisters to be more righteous than you." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a> So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. Because the sins you have committed were more abominable than those of your sisters; they have become more righteous than you. So now, be ashamed and bear the disgrace of making your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You also, bear you your own shame, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous that you: yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou also, who hast judged thy sisters, bear thy own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yes, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a> You also bear your own shame yourself, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than you. Yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You also—bear your shame, "" That you have adjudged for your sisters, "" Because of your sins that you have done more abominably than they, "" They are more righteous than you, "" And you, also, be ashamed and bear your shame, "" In your justifying your sisters. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thou also -- bear thy shame, That thou hast adjudged to thy sisters, Because of thy sins that thou hast done more abominably than they, They are more righteous than thou, And thou, also, be ashamed and bear thy shame, In thy justifying thy sisters. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou also bear thy shame, who didst judge for thy sisters in thy sins which thou didst make abominable above them: they shall be justified more than thou: and also thou, be thou ashamed and bear thy shame in thy justifying thy sisters.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore do thou also bear thy confusion, thou that hast surpassed thy sisters with thy sine, doing more wickedly than they: for they are justified above thee, therefore be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, thou that hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, you also bear your shame, for you have exceeded your sisters with your sins, acting more wickedly than they did. So they have been justified above you. By this also, you are confounded, and you bear your disgrace, for you have justified your sisters. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a> You, then, must bear your disgrace, for you have made a case for your sisters! Because your sins are more abominable than theirs, they seem righteous compared to you. Blush for shame, and bear the disgrace of having made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have brought about for your sisters a more favorable judgment; because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You also shall endure the shame because you have outdone your sisters in your sins, and have polluted yourself more than they; they are more righteous than you; you must be confounded also and bear your shame, for your sisters are more righteous than you. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also accept your shame, because you have overtaken your sisters by your sins, and you are more defiled than they and they are more righteous than you, also you, be ashamed and bear your shame, for your sisters are more righteous than you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou also, bear thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou; yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou therefore bear thy punishment, for that thou hast corrupted thy sisters by thy sins which thou hast committed beyond them; and thou hast made them appear more righteous than thyself: thou therefore be ashamed, and bear thy dishonour, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-52.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=4043" 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> …51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous. 52<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">So now</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śə·’î (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">must bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/3639.htm" title="3639: ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Insult, reproach, ignominy. From kalam; disgrace.">your disgrace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: pil·lalt (V-Piel-Perf-2fs) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">you have brought justification</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: la·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">for your sisters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: tiṣ·daq·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">For they appear more righteous</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.">than you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵ (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">because your sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8581.htm" title="8581: hiṯ·‘aḇt (V-Hifil-Perf-2fs) -- To abhor. A primitive root; to loathe, i.e. detest.">were more vile</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hên (Prep-m:: Pro-3fp) -- ">than theirs.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">So you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ū·śə·’î (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">must bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·wō·šî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">your shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/3639.htm" title="3639: ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Insult, reproach, ignominy. From kalam; disgrace.">and disgrace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’aḥ·yō·w·ṯêḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">since you have made your sisters</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: bə·ṣad·deq·têḵ (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2fs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">appear righteous.</a> 53But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.…<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/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11</a> And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah. <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a> Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. <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="/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="/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="/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 10:12-14</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="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1-3</a> You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? <a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41-42</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. / The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31-32</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. / The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <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/2-23.htm">Jeremiah 2:23-24</a> “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there, / a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her. <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5</a> For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a> “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” <a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-2</a> It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You also, which have judged your sisters, bear your own shame for your sins that you have committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than you: yes, be you confounded also, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.which hast<a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56</a> For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,<a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Matthew 7:1-5</a> Judge not, that ye be not judged… <a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Luke 6:37</a> Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:bear thine<a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Ezekiel 16:54,63</a> That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them… <a href="/ezekiel/36-6.htm">Ezekiel 36:6,7,15,31,32</a> Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: … <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Ezekiel 39:26</a> After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.they are more<a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Genesis 38:26</a> And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.<a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">1 Samuel 24:17</a> And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.<a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32</a> And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Abominably</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-10.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/galatians/2-21.htm">Justification</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Right</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-36.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Sisters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Vile</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">Abominably</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/genesis/40-16.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Justification</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Sisters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Vile</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So now you must bear your disgrace This phrase indicates a consequence of sin, emphasizing personal responsibility. In the context of Ezekiel, Jerusalem is being held accountable for its actions. The concept of bearing disgrace is consistent with the biblical theme of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). Disgrace here is a public acknowledgment of wrongdoing, reflecting the shame that comes from turning away from God's commandments.since you have brought justification for your sisters Jerusalem's actions have inadvertently justified the behavior of Samaria and Sodom, its "sisters" in this allegory. Historically, Samaria was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and Sodom is a symbol of extreme wickedness (Genesis 19). By comparison, Jerusalem's sins were so egregious that they made these other cities appear less sinful. This reflects the biblical principle that greater knowledge and privilege bring greater responsibility (<a href="/luke/12-48.htm">Luke 12:48</a>).For they appear more righteous than you This phrase highlights the severity of Jerusalem's sins. In a cultural context, righteousness was often measured by adherence to the covenant with God. The comparison to Samaria and Sodom, known for their own transgressions, underscores the depth of Jerusalem's moral and spiritual failure. This is a stark reminder of the dangers of complacency and the need for continual repentance.because your sins were more vile than theirs The term "vile" suggests a deep moral corruption. Historically, Jerusalem had the temple and the law, which should have led to greater faithfulness. Instead, their sins, including idolatry and social injustice, were seen as more grievous. This echoes the prophetic warnings found throughout the Old Testament, where Israel is called to account for its covenant unfaithfulness (<a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>).So you too must bear your shame and disgrace Repetition of the need to bear shame emphasizes the certainty of judgment. In biblical terms, shame is often associated with exposure and the loss of honor. This reflects the prophetic tradition where Israel's sins are laid bare before God and the nations (<a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Jeremiah 13:26</a>). The call to bear shame is also a call to repentance and restoration.since you have made your sisters appear righteous This concluding phrase reiterates the irony of Jerusalem's situation. By their actions, they have inadvertently elevated the status of those they considered less righteous. This serves as a warning against self-righteousness and the dangers of comparing oneself to others rather than to God's standards. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>), pointing to the need for a savior in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The primary subject of Ezekiel's prophecy in this chapter, representing the people of Israel who have turned away from God. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_samaria.htm">Sodom and Samaria</a> Used symbolically to represent nations that were known for their wickedness. In this passage, they are compared to Jerusalem to highlight Jerusalem's greater sin. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate judge who is speaking through Ezekiel, calling Jerusalem to account for its sins. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sisters.htm">Sisters</a> Symbolically refers to Sodom and Samaria, whom Jerusalem is compared to in terms of sinfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Hypocrisy</a> Just as Jerusalem was judged for its hypocrisy, Christians must be wary of judging others while ignoring their own sins. Self-examination is crucial. <a href="/topical/g/greater_revelation,_greater_responsibility.htm">Greater Revelation, Greater Responsibility</a> With the knowledge and blessings God has given, there comes a greater responsibility to live righteously. Jerusalem's sin was greater because of the covenant relationship they had with God. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Despite the harsh judgment, God's call to bear disgrace is also an invitation to repentance and eventual restoration. God desires to restore those who turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_accountability.htm">Intercession and Accountability</a> While interceding for others is important, it must be accompanied by personal accountability and righteousness. <a href="/topical/s/shame_as_a_catalyst_for_change.htm">Shame as a Catalyst for Change</a> Feeling shame for sin can be a powerful motivator for change and repentance, leading to a restored relationship with God.<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/what_are_the_servant_songs_in_isaiah.htm">What are the Servant Songs in Isaiah?</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/how_does_romans_5_18_align_with_individual_responsibility.htm">If Romans 5:18 claims all humanity is condemned through one man's sin, how does that align with teachings elsewhere that emphasize individual responsibility?</a> <a href="/q/define_lovingkindness..htm">What does 'God is just' mean?</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>(52) Hast judged thy sisters.--Judah had approved the judgments upon Sodom and Samaria, as it is always easy for man to approve judgments upon the sins of others; but now this must be brought home to herself for her own greater sins. (Comp. Romans 2)Having described the sin and the punishment, the prophet now goes on in the remainder of the chapter to speak of the restoration of Israel. This is first declared in the strongest terms to be impossible (<a href="/context/ezekiel/16-53.htm" title="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:">Ezekiel 16:53-59</a>), and the efforts of many commentators to transform the language into a covert promise of restoration are entirely unsuccessful. After this, indeed, in <a href="/context/ezekiel/16-60.htm" title="Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish to you an everlasting covenant.">Ezekiel 16:60-63</a>, the establishment of the Divine covenant with Israel is fully and distinctly promised. Yet there is no contradiction between the two, for the prophet had a right to suppose that the people would remember what had been so plainly declared before: that while the nation as a whole must perish, yet after the purifying chastisements of the Lord He would have mercy upon and bless a remnant who should be saved. The general doom is first announced as irrevocable; then the exception is made for the few. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So now גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and you אַ֣תְּ ׀ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you must bear שְׂאִ֣י (śə·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take your disgrace, כְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְ (ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> Insult, reproach, ignominy since אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have brought justification פִּלַּלְתְּ֙ (pil·lalt) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray for your sisters. לַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ (la·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister For they appear more righteous תִּצְדַּ֣קְנָה (tiṣ·daq·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> To be just or righteous than you, מִמֵּ֑ךְ (mim·mêḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of because your sins בְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְ (bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender were more vile הִתְעַ֥בְתְּ (hiṯ·‘aḇt) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8581.htm">Strong's 8581: </a> To loathe, detest than theirs. מֵהֵ֖ן (mê·hên) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2004.htm">Strong's 2004: </a> They So you אַ֥תְּ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you too וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and must bear וּשְׂאִ֣י (ū·śə·’î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take your shame בּ֙וֹשִׁי֙ (bō·wō·šî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed and disgrace, כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ (ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> Insult, reproach, ignominy since you have made your sisters אַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃ (’aḥ·yō·w·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister appear righteous. בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְ (bə·ṣad·deq·têḵ) Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> To be just or righteous <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:52 You also bear you your own shame (Ezek. 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