Ezekiel 16:52

Ezekiel 16:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.

Context of Ezekiel 16:52

50They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it. 51Samaria 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. 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. 53"I will restore their fortunes, both the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in their midst, 54that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them.

Ezekiel 16:52 word by word

גַּם־אַ֣תְּ׀ שְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּלַּלְתְּ֙ לַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ בְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־הִתְעַ֥בְתְּ מֵהֵ֖ן תִּצְדַּ֣קְנָה מִמֵּ֑ךְ וְגַם־אַ֥תְּ בּ֙וֹשִׁי֙ וּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְ אַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou also, which hast judgedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• thy sistersאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• thine own shameכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• for thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• that thou hast committed more abominableתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• than theyהֵןhên · they(fem.)H2004
• they are more righteousצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• than thou: yea, be thou confoundedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:52

• Ezekiel 16:56Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,
• Matthew 7:1"Judge not, that you be not judged.
• Luke 6:37"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
• Romans 2:1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
• Ezekiel 16:54that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them.
• Ezekiel 36:6Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations.
• Ezekiel 39:26They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid,
• Ezekiel 44:13They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed.
• Jeremiah 23:40And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'"
• Jeremiah 31:19For after I had turned away, I relented, and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was confounded, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.'
• Jeremiah 51:51'We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach; dishonor has covered our face, for foreigners have come into the holy places of the Lord's house.'
• Hosea 10:6The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.
• Romans 1:32Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
• Romans 6:21But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
• Genesis 38:26Then Judah identified them and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not know her again.
• 1 Samuel 24:17He said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52They are more righteous than thou - ממך תצדקנה tetsuddaknah mimmech, "They shall be justified more than thou." They are less guilty in the sight of God, for their crimes were not accompanied with so many aggravations. This phrase casts light on Luke 18:14; : "This man went down to his house justified rather than the other." Less blame in the sight of God was attached to him. He always had fewer advantages, and now he was a true penitent; while the other…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. 5252. Thou ... which hast judged ... bear thine own--(Mt 7:1, 2; Ro 2:1, 17-23). Judah had judged Sodom (representing "the heathen nations") and Samaria (Israel), saying they were justly punished, as if she herself was innocent (Lu 13:2). thy shame--ignominious punishment.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:52

• Lasciviousness
• Sodom

In the dictionaries

• Confound
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• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
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• Rest
• Sodom
• Solomon, Song of
• Crime; Crimes

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