Ezekiel 16:52 “So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justificati…”

Ezekiel 16:52

So 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore thou which hast iustified thy sisters, beare thine owne shame for thy sinnes, that thou hast committed more abominable then they which are more righteous then thou art: be thou therefore confounded also, and beare thy shame, seeing that thou hast iustified thy sisters.

Darby Translation

Thou also, who hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own confusion, because of thy sins in which thou hast acted more abominably than they: they are more righteous than thou. So be thou ashamed also, and bear thy confusion, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou also — bear thy shame, That thou hast adjudged to thy sisters, Because of thy sins that thou hast done more abominably than they, They are more righteous than thou, And thou, also, be ashamed and bear thy shame, In thy justifying thy sisters.

Bible in Basic English

And you yourself will be put to shame, in that you have given the decision for your sisters; through your sins, which are more disgusting than theirs, they are more upright than you: truly, you will be shamed and made low, for you have made your sisters seem upright.

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Cross references

“which hast”

Matthew 7:1–5 Ezekiel 16:56 Luke 6:37 Romans 2:10 Romans 2:1 Romans 2:26

Matthew 7:1–5 · BSB

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

Ezekiel 16:56 · BSB

Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,

Luke 6:37 · BSB

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Romans 2:10 · BSB

but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.

Romans 2:1 · BSB

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Romans 2:26 · BSB

If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

“bear thine”

Ezekiel 16:54 Ezekiel 16:63 Ezekiel 36:15 Ezekiel 39:26 Ezekiel 44:13 Jeremiah 23:40

Ezekiel 16:54 · BSB

So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.

Ezekiel 16:63 · BSB

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 36:15 · BSB

I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 39:26 · BSB

They will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them.

Ezekiel 44:13 · BSB

They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.

Jeremiah 23:40 · BSB

And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”

“they are more”

Genesis 38:26 1 Samuel 24:17 1 Kings 2:32

Genesis 38:26 · BSB

Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

1 Samuel 24:17 · BSB

and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

1 Kings 2:32 · BSB

The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Isra…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.

53But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.

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