Ezekiel 16:51

Ezekiel 16:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.
• New International Version (NIV)Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.

Context of Ezekiel 16:51

49Listen to me! This is the wicked thing that your sister Sodom did: She and her daughters were very proud. They had plenty of food to eat and they enjoyed life. But they did not help people who were poor and weak. 50They were proud and they did whatever they wanted to do. When I saw the disgusting things that they were doing, I removed them. Samaria's people did less than half as many sins as you have done. You have done many more disgusting things than they did. The many wicked things that you have done make your sisters seem righteous! 52So now you must accept that you are guilty. You have done such wicked things that your sisters think that they are good people. You have done much worse things than they ever did. I must punish you even more than I punished them. So you should be ashamed and you should accept your punishment. You have made your sisters seem to be righteous. 53But one day I will cause Sodom and her daughters to enjoy life again. I will also cause Samaria and her daughters to enjoy life again. And I will also do that for you, Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 16:51 word by word

וְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן כַּחֲצִ֥י חַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְ לֹ֣א חָטָ֑אָה וַתַּרְבִּ֤י אֶת־תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ מֵהֵ֔נָּה וַתְּצַדְּקִי֙ אֶת־אֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ בְּכָל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִֽׂית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither hath Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• committedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• but thou hast multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• thine abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• more than theyהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007
• and hast justifiedצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• thy sistersאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• which thou hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:51

• Luke 12:47A servant may know what his master wants him to do. Then he should prepare himself and do that. If he does not, his master will punish him very much. He will hit him a lot.
• Romans 3:9So then, what do we learn from that? We cannot say that we Jews are better than other people. No, certainly we cannot say that! I have said already that sin has power over everyone. That is true for both Jews and Gentiles.
• Jeremiah 3:8Israel was not faithful to me and she served other gods. So I sent her away, like a husband may send his wife away if she is not faithful to him. Judah saw what happened to Israel, but she was not afraid. Like a prostitute, she also went to find other gods that she could serve.
• Matthew 12:41When God judges everyone, the people who lived in Nineveh will be there. They will stand up and they will speak against you. They will show that the people who are alive today are bad. When Jonah spoke to the people in Nineveh long ago, they stopped doing bad things. But look! There is someone here now who is greater than Jonah was.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:51

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51Justified thy sisters - Made them appear just in comparison with thee.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51-52Compared to Jerusalem, Samaria and Sodom seemed good. If God rightly destroyed both of Jerusalem's sisters for their sins, how could Jerusalem avoid God's coming anger?Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5151. Samaria--the kingdom of the ten tribes of Israel less guilty than Judah; for Judah betrayed greater ingratitude, having greater privileges, namely, the temple, the priesthood, and the regular order of kings. justified thy sisters--made them appear almost innocent by comparison with thy guilt (Jr 3:11; Mt 12:41, 42).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:51

• Lasciviousness
• Sodom

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Confound
• Eminent
• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
• Justify
• Rest
• Sodom
• Solomon, Song of

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings