Ezekiel 16:53

"You also bear your own shame yourself, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than you. Yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the judgment of Israel for its own sins, which were even more abominable than those of its neighboring nations, leading to their shame and confusion. Through this, God emphasizes that Israel's false sense of righteousness was misplaced, as it had failed to properly judge or learn from the examples of its neighbors.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

A denunciation of hopeless ruin. When Sodom shall be rebuilt and shall flourish, when Samaria shall be again a mighty people, then, but not until then, shall Jerusalem be restored.

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