Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:52–56

52So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.

53But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity,d as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them. 54So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.

55And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state. 56Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,

Footnotes

  • d 16:53 Or restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters

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Ezekiel 16:52

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So nowגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
youאַ֣תְּ׀’atPronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
must bearשְׂאִ֣יśə·’îVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
sinceאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you have brought justificationפִּלַּלְתְּ֙pil·laltVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
for your sistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH269 sister
For they appear more righteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtiṣ·daq·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH6663 be just, righteous
than youמִמֵּ֑ךְmim·mêḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
because your sinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
were more vileהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhiṯ·‘aḇtVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singularH8581 loathe, detest
than theirsמֵהֵ֖ןmê·hênPreposition-m; Pronoun - third person feminine plural
So youאַ֥תְּ’atPronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
tooוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
must bearוּשְׂאִ֣יū·śə·’îConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
your shameבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bō·wō·šîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH954 be ashamed
and disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
since you have made your sistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃’aḥ·yō·w·ṯêḵNoun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH269 sister
appear righteousבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbə·ṣad·deq·têḵPreposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singularH6663 be just, righteous

Ezekiel 16:53

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּי֙wə·šaḇ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
Sodomסְדֹם֙sə·ḏōmNoun - proper - feminine singularH5467 Sodom
and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH1323 daughter
from captivityשְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןšə·ḇî·ṯə·henNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine pluralH7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity
as well asשְׁבִיתšə·ḇīṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity
Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןšō·mə·rō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH8111 Shomeron
and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH1323 daughter
And I will restore youוּשְׁבִיתū·šə·ḇīṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity
along with themבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃bə·ṯō·w·ḵā·hə·nāhPreposition; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine pluralH8432 midst

Ezekiel 16:54

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soלְמַ֙עַן֙lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
you will bearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtiś·’îVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
and be ashamedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּwə·niḵ·lamtConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH3637 be humiliated
of allמִכֹּ֖לmik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
you didעָשִׂ֑ית‘ā·śîṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH6213 do, make
to comfort themבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbə·na·ḥă·mêḵPreposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singularH5162 be sorry, console

Ezekiel 16:55

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And your sistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְwa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯa·yiḵConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH269 sister
Sodomסְדֹ֤םsə·ḏōmNoun - proper - feminine singularH5467 Sodom
with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH1323 daughter
and Samariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙wə·šō·mə·rō·wnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8111 Shomeron
with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH1323 daughter
will returnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָtā·šō·ḇə·nāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7725 turn back, return
to their former stateלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןlə·qaḏ·mā·ṯānPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine pluralH6927 antiquity, former state
Youוְאַתְּ֙wə·’atConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1323 daughter
will also returnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָtā·šō·ḇə·nāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7725 turn back, return
to your former stateלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןlə·qaḏ·mā·ṯānPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine pluralH6927 antiquity, former state

Ezekiel 16:56

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Did you notוְל֤וֹאwə·lō·wConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
treatהָֽיְתָה֙hā·yə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH269 sister
Sodomסְדֹ֣םsə·ḏōmNoun - proper - feminine singularH5467 Sodom
as an object of scornלִשְׁמוּעָ֖הliš·mū·‘āhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8052 report
in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of your prideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1347 exaltation

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Ezekiel 16:52 Matthew 7:1–5

Ezekiel 16:53 Isaiah 19:24–25 · Ezekiel 29:14 · Jeremiah 12:16 · Ezekiel 39:25

Ezekiel 16:54 Ezekiel 14:22–23 · Jeremiah 2:26

Ezekiel 16:55 Ezekiel 16:53 · Ezekiel 36:11 · Malachi 3:4

Ezekiel 16:56 Isaiah 65:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.