Ezekiel 16:53

Ezekiel 16:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘However, I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and of Samaria and her daughters, and your fortunes along with them,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back the captives of your captivity among them,

Context of Ezekiel 16:53

51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, for you have multiplied your abominations more than they. Thus you have made your sisters appear righteous by all your abominations which you have committed. 52Also bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your disgrace, in that you made your sisters appear righteous. “Nevertheless, I will restore their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity, 54in order that you may bear your humiliation and feel ashamed for all that you have done when you become a consolation to them. 55Your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state, and you with your daughters will also return to your former state.

Ezekiel 16:53 word by word

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ן אֶת־שְׁב֤וּת סְדֹם֙ וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־שְׁב֥וּת שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ וּשְׁב֥וּת שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְ בְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• Nevertheless, I will restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• their captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
• of Sodomסְדֹםsedôm · SodomH5467
• and her daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• alongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:53

• Ezekiel 16:60“Nevertheless, I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
• Ezekiel 29:14I will turn the fortunes of Egypt and make them return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
• Ezekiel 39:25Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.
• Job 42:10The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.
• Psalms 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
• Psalms 85:1O Lord, You showed favor to Your land; You restored the captivity of Jacob.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream.
• Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.
• Jeremiah 20:16But let that man be like the cities Which the Lord overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon;
• Jeremiah 31:23Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes, ‘The Lord bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill!’
• Jeremiah 48:47Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab In the latter days,” declares the Lord. Thus far the judgment on Moab.
• Jeremiah 49:6But afterward I will restore The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,” Declares the Lord.
• Joel 3:1“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
• Isaiah 19:24In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
• Jeremiah 12:16Then if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.
• Romans 11:23And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:53

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53A denunciation of hopeless ruin. When Sodom shall be rebuilt and shall flourish, when Samaria shall be again a mighty people, then, but not until then, shall Jerusalem be restored.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. 5353. Here follows a promise of restoration. Even the sore chastisements coming on Judah would fail to reform its people; God's returning goodness alone would effect this, to show how entirely of grace was to be their restoration. The restoration of her erring sisters is mentioned before hers, even as their punishment preceded her punishment; so all self-boasting is excluded [Fairbairn]. "Ye shall, indeed, at some time or other return, but Moab and Ammon…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:53

• Lasciviousness
• Sodom

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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