Bible Commentary

When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. 55. When thy sisters ] Better: and thy sisters and thou and thy daughters. In this idea of the restoration … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:55”

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. 54. Read: “that thou mayest bear thy shame, and be ashamed because of all that thou hast done in comforting them.” Jerusalem “comforted” Samaria and Sodom in surpassing them in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:54”

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: 53. Sodom and Samaria shall be restored, and Jerusalem along with them. When I shall bring again ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:53”

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. 52. Point thus: “and thou also, which hast (in that thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:52”

Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 51. hast justified ] Jer 3:11, “Backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.” The abominations of Judah set Samaria and Sodom in a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:51”

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good]. 50. as I saw good ] Or, when I saw it. Gen 18:21, I “will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry which is come up unto me.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:50”

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 49. abundance of idleness ] prosperous ease, as R.V., lit. prosperity of quiet. Sodom lived in security and suffered no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:49”

[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 48. Cf. Mat 10:15; Mat 11:24. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Eze 16:48-50 Pride, fulness of head, and abundance of idleness. The conflict in a luxurious age … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:48”

Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 47. as if that were a very little thing] Or temporally: but a little while, and then, i.e. speedily thou wast corrupted; though … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:47”

And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters. 46. elder sister ] “elder” is lit. greater, and the reference is to the greater political importance and wider territory of Samaria; as on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:46”