God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 16:54
54You will have to suffer disgrace and be ashamed of everything you have done, including comforting them.
Ezekiel 16:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in giving them comfort.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that you may bear your own shame and be disgraced by all that you did when you comforted them.
Context of Ezekiel 16:54
52You 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. 53“ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortune along with theirs. You will have to suffer disgrace and be ashamed of everything you have done, including comforting them. 55When Sodom and her daughters and Samaria and her daughters return to what they once were, you and your daughters will return to what you once were. 56You didn’t mention your sister Sodom when you were arrogant.
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:54 word by word
לְמַ֙עַן֙ תִּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ וְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית בְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְ אֹתָֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:54
- Ezekiel 16:52You 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.
- Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did, and you will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things.
- Jeremiah 2:26“As a thief feels ashamed when he’s caught, so the nation of Israel will feel ashamed. Their kings, princes, priests, and prophets will also feel ashamed.
- Ezekiel 14:22But some people will survive. Some of your sons and daughters will be brought out. When they come out to you, you will see how they live. Then you will be comforted after the disasters that I will bring on Jerusalem, after every disaster that I will bring against it.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:54
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Thou art a comfort unto them - The degradation of Judah would be a kind of consolation to others. Compare Isaiah 14.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-54God's grace, more than his judgment, would make Jerusalem ashamed of her ties to such "parents" and "sisters" (Ezekiel 16:44–52).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5454. bear thine own shame--by being put on a level with those whom thou hast so much despised. thou art a comfort unto them--since they see thee as miserable as themselves. It is a kind of melancholy "comfort" to those chastised to see others as sorely punished as themselves (Eze 14:22, 23).Read the comment
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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
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