Ezekiel 16:52

50 Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

51 Furthermore, 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.

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.

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

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

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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 that thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
DARBY
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.
BLB
So also you, lift up your own shame, that you have brought justification for your sisters in your sins that you made abhorrent beyond theirs. They are more righteous than you, so you too be disgraced and lift up your own shame in your justifying of your sisters.
ÅB
Bær da også du din skam, du som har dømt til beste for dine søstre! For dine synders skyld, hvormed du har båret deg mere avskyelig at enn de, er de rettferdigere enn du; så skam deg da, også du, og bær din skjensel, idet du rettferdiggjør dine søstre!
OTB
Bær din skam, for du har gitt noen rettferdiggjørelse for dine søstre. Fordi dine synder var mer avskyelige enn deres, fremstår de mer rettferdige enn deg. Så da, vær skamfull og bær din vanære, for du har fått dine søstre til å fremstå rettferdige.
B1930
Bær da også du din skam, du som har dømt til beste for dine søstre! For dine synders skyld, hvormed du har båret dig mere vederstyggelig at enn de, er de rettferdigere enn du; så skam dig da, også du, og bær din skjensel, idet du rettferdiggjør dine søstre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 7:1–5

    “Do not judge, or you will be judged.

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  • Romans 1:32–2:1

    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:17

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

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  • Ezekiel 16:54

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

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  • Jeremiah 23:40

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

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  • Jeremiah 51:51

    “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”

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  • Romans 2:10

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

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  • Ezekiel 36:15

    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.”

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