Ezekiel 16:46-47

16:46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north ¹  of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south ²  of you, was Sodom ³  with her daughters. 16:47 Have you not copied their behavior ⁴  and practiced their abominable deeds? In a short time ⁵  you became even more depraved in all your conduct than they were!

Ezekiel 16:52

16:52 So now, bear your disgrace, because you have given your sisters reason to justify their behavior. ⁶  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.

[16:46]  ¹ tn Heb “left.”

[16:46]  ² tn Heb “right.”

[16:46]  ³ sn Sodom was the epitome of evil (Deut 29:23; 32:32; Isa 1:9-10; 3:9; Jer 23:14; Lam 4:6; Matt 10:15; 11:23-24; Jude 7).

[16:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “walked in their ways.”

[16:47]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew expression has a temporal meaning as illustrated by the use of the phrase in 2 Chr 12:7.

[16:52]  ⁷ tn Heb “because you have interceded for your sisters with your sins.”