Ezekiel 16:56

16:56 In your days of majesty, ¹  was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

Ezekiel 16:46

16:46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north ²  of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south ³  of you, was Sodom ⁴  with her daughters.

Ezekiel 16:48

16:48 As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, your sister Sodom and her daughters never behaved as wickedly as you and your daughters have behaved.

Ezekiel 16:53

16:53 “‘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),

Ezekiel 16:55

16:55 As 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.

Ezekiel 16:49

16:49 “‘See here – this was the iniquity ⁵  of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help ⁶  the poor and needy.

[16:56]  ¹ tn Or “pride.”

[16:46]  ² tn Heb “left.”

[16:46]  ³ tn Heb “right.”

[16:46]  ⁴ 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).

[16:49]  ³ tn Or “guilt.”

[16:49]  ⁴ tn Heb “strengthen the hand of.”