New English Translation
Ezekiel 16:54
54so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in consoling 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
52So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. Because the sins you have committed were more abominable than those of your sisters; they have become more righteous than you. So now, be ashamed and bear the disgrace of making your sisters appear righteous. 53“‘I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters (along with your fortunes among them), so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in consoling them. 55As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters will be restored to their former status, Samaria and her daughters will be restored to their former status, and you and your daughters will be restored to your former status. 56In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,
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 16:52So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. Because the sins you have committed were more abominable than those of your sisters; they have become more righteous than you. So now, be ashamed and bear the disgrace of making your sisters appear righteous.
- Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil behavior and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds.
- Jeremiah 2:26Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets.
- Ezekiel 14:22Yet some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their behavior and their deeds, you will be consoled about the catastrophe I have brought on Jerusalem – for everything I brought on 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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