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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As <i>the name of</i> your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As <i>the name of</i> your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As <i>the name of</i> your sister Sodom was not heard in your mouth in your day of lofty pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For [the name of] your sister Sodom was not mentioned by you [except as a byword] in the day of your pride [when David ruled],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Didn’t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Didn&#8217t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, you were so arrogant that you sneered at Sodom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You didn't mention your sister Sodom when you were arrogant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Didn't you joke about Sodom in those days when you were proud <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you were being so arrogant, you never once mentioned your sister Sodom <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your sister Sodom has not been for a report in your mouth, "" In the day of your arrogancy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thy sister Sodom was not for a hearing in thy mouth in the day of thy pride.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Sodom thy sister was not heard of in thy mouth, in the day of thy pride, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your sister Sodom was not heard from your mouth, then, in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Did you not hold your sister Sodom in bad repute while you felt proud of yourself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For your sister Sodom was not a proverb in your mouth in the day of your pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Sadom your sister was not to be a report in your mouth in the day of your pride<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And surely thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the days of thy pride:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-56.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=4096" 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">55</span>And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state. <span class="reftext">56</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō·w (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Did you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">treat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄îḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></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).">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/8052.htm" title="8052: liš·mū·‘āh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A report. Feminine passive participle of shamem; something heard, i.e. An announcement.">as an object of scorn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">of your pride,</a> </span><span class="reftext">57</span>before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.…<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/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a></span><br />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!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a></span><br />“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a></span><br />This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-12.htm">Luke 10:12-15</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a></span><br />Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></span><br />All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Jeremiah 49:18</a></span><br />As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Jeremiah 50:40</a></span><br />As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,</p><p class="hdg">was not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Isaiah 65:5</a></b></br> Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These <i>are</i> a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Zephaniah 3:11</a></b></br> In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Luke 15:28-30</a></b></br> And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-62.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Report</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Sodom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-26.htm">Report</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Sodom</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn</b><br>This phrase refers to the historical and biblical context of Sodom, a city known for its wickedness and subsequent destruction by God as described in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. The term "sister" indicates a relationship or comparison between Jerusalem and Sodom, suggesting that Jerusalem's sins were comparable to or even worse than those of Sodom. The scorn mentioned here highlights the attitude of the Israelites towards Sodom, viewing it with contempt and disdain. This reflects a common human tendency to judge others while ignoring one's own faults, a theme echoed in Jesus' teachings in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/matthew/7-3.htm">Matthew 7:3-5</a>.<p><b>in the day of your pride</b><br>The "day of your pride" refers to a period when Jerusalem was prosperous and self-sufficient, leading to arrogance and a false sense of security. This pride is condemned throughout scripture, as it often leads to a departure from reliance on God. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns that "pride goes before destruction," a principle that is evident in the downfall of both Sodom and Jerusalem. The pride of Jerusalem is seen as a root cause of its moral and spiritual decline, leading to behaviors that warranted judgment. This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and the importance of humility before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages, often using vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Ezekiel's message in this chapter. The city is personified as an unfaithful wife, symbolizing the spiritual adultery of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness and subsequent destruction by God. It serves as a symbol of extreme sinfulness and divine judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pride.htm">Pride</a></b><br>A central theme in this verse, representing the arrogance and self-righteousness of Jerusalem, which led to their downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/scorn.htm">Scorn</a></b><br>The contemptuous attitude that Jerusalem held towards Sodom, despite their own similar sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride blinds us to our own faults and can lead to spiritual downfall. Just as Jerusalem scorned Sodom, we must be cautious not to elevate ourselves above others, recognizing our own need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_scorn.htm">The Consequences of Scorn</a></b><br>Scorning others for their sins while ignoring our own is hypocritical. We are called to humility and self-examination, understanding that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The account of Sodom serves as a historical warning. We should learn from past judgments to avoid repeating the same mistakes, seeking God's mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Ezekiel's message is ultimately one of repentance. We are encouraged to turn from pride and scorn, seeking a heart aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just in His judgments, He is also merciful. Recognizing our own sinfulness should lead us to seek His forgiveness and extend grace to others.<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/will_edom's_pride_cause_its_downfall.htm">Will Edom's pride lead to its ultimate downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_moabites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Moabites in the Bible?</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_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/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 56.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy sister Sodom</span>, etc. The golds are obscure. The most tenable interpretation may be expressed by a paraphrase. The name of Sodom was not in the lips of Judah in the days of her prosperity. It was too vile for utterance, except as a byword of reproach. Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9, 10</a>) had in vain reminded her that she had made herself like them. Her fate could never be like theirs. Now, in the day of the discovery (the uncovering, or laying bare) of her wickedness (ver. 57), she had learnt the lesson. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-56.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">Did you not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְל֤וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">treat</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽיְתָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sister</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sodom</span><br /><span class="heb">סְדֹ֣ם</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">as an object of scorn</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8052.htm">Strong's 8052: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something heard, an announcement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your pride,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Ezekiel 16:56 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:56 For your sister Sodom was not mentioned (Ezek. 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