Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.This was — The fountain and occasion of all.Fulness of bread — Excess in eating and drinking.Strengthen — She refused to help strangers. read more
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.Hast justified — Not made them righteous, but declared them less unrighteous, than thou; of the two they are less faulty. read more
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.Hast judged — Condemned their apostacy, and hast judged their punishment just. read more
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:When — Sodom and Samaria never were restored to that state they had been in; nor were the two tribes ever made so rich, mighty, and renowned, though God brought some of them out of Babylon: the words confirm an irrecoverably low, and despised state, of the Jews in their temporals.Then —... read more
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.A comfort — Encouraging sinners like those of Sodom and Samaria. read more
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,Not mentioned — The sins of Sodom, and her plagues, were not minded or mentioned by thee. read more
Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.Before — The time of her pride was, when they were not yet afflicted, and despised by the Syrians.And all — The nations that were round about and combined in league against the house of David.Her — Syria, the chief whereof were the Philistines. read more
Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.Thy lewdness — The punishment thereof. read more
For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.In breaking the covenant — So will I break my covenant with thee. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 16:47
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.Not walked after their ways — For they, all things considered, were less sinners than thou.Nor done — Their doings were abominable, but thine have been worse. read more