Ezekiel 16:44-58

44“‘Look, everyone who uses proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

45You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hethite and your father an Amorite.

46Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you.

47Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before all your ways were more corrupt than theirs.

48“‘As I live — the declaration of the Lord God  — your sister Sodom and her daughters have not behaved as you and your daughters have.

49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

50They were haughty and did detestable acts before me, so I removed them when I saw this.

51But Samaria did not commit even half your sins. You have multiplied your detestable practices beyond theirs and made your sisters appear righteous by all the detestable acts you have committed.

52You 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.

53“‘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,

54so you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did when you comforted them.

55As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters and Samaria and her daughters will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.

56Didn’t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud,

57before your wickedness was exposed? It was like the time you were scorned by the daughters of Aram and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines — those who treated you with contempt from every side.

58You yourself must bear the consequences of your depravity and detestable practices  — this is the Lord’s declaration.