Ezekiel 16:54

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

52Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous. 53“But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too. Then you will be truly ashamed of everything you have done, for your sins make them feel good in comparison. 55Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored. 56In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

Ezekiel 16:54 word by word

לְמַ֙עַן֙ תִּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ וְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית בְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְ אֹתָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That thou mayest bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• thine own shameכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• and mayest be confoundedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• in all that thou hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in that thou art a comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:54

• Ezekiel 16:52Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.
• Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.
• Jeremiah 2:26“Israel is like a thief who feels shame only when he gets caught. They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— all are alike in this.
• Ezekiel 14:22Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see with your own eyes how wicked they are, and then you will feel better about what I have done to Jerusalem.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:54

• Lasciviousness
• Sodom

In the dictionaries

• Confound
• Eminent
• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
• Justify
• 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