Ezekiel 16:56
New International Version
You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,

New Living Translation
In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

English Standard Version
Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,

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

King James Bible
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

New King James Version
For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride,

New American Standard Bible
As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,

NASB 1995
“As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,

NASB 1977
“As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard from your lips in your day of pride,

Legacy Standard Bible
As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard in your mouth in your day of lofty pride,

Amplified Bible
For [the name of] your sister Sodom was not mentioned by you [except as a byword] in the day of your pride [when David ruled],

Christian Standard Bible
Didn’t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Didn’t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud,

American Standard Version
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem, you were so arrogant that you sneered at Sodom.

English Revised Version
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You didn't mention your sister Sodom when you were arrogant.

Good News Translation
Didn't you joke about Sodom in those days when you were proud

International Standard Version
"When you were being so arrogant, you never once mentioned your sister Sodom

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

NET Bible
In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

New Heart English Bible
For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,

Webster's Bible Translation
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

World English Bible
For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And your sister Sodom has not been for a report in your mouth, "" In the day of your arrogancy,

Young's Literal Translation
And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,

Smith's Literal Translation
And thy sister Sodom was not for a hearing in thy mouth in the day of thy pride.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sodom thy sister was not heard of in thy mouth, in the day of thy pride,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your sister Sodom was not heard from your mouth, then, in the day of your pride,

New American Bible
Did you not hold your sister Sodom in bad repute while you felt proud of yourself,

New Revised Standard Version
Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For your sister Sodom was not a proverb in your mouth in the day of your pride,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Sadom your sister was not to be a report in your mouth in the day of your pride
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And surely thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the days of thy pride:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment on Jerusalem
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, 57before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 23:14
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.

Hosea 4:15
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

Amos 4:11
“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:15
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Matthew 11:23-24
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Luke 10:12-15
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. / Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ...

2 Peter 2:6
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;

Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Genesis 19:24-25
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 49:18
As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.

Jeremiah 50:40
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.


Treasury of Scripture

For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,

was not

Isaiah 65:5
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

Zephaniah 3:11
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

Luke 15:28-30
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him…

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Ezekiel 16
1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6. God's extraordinary love toward her,
15. Her grievous judgment
35. Her sin, equal to her mother,
46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59. calls for judgments
60. Mercy is promised her in the end














Did you not treat
This phrase challenges the reader to reflect on past actions and attitudes. The Hebrew root for "treat" (עָשָׂה, asah) often implies action or behavior towards someone. In this context, it suggests a deliberate choice in how one regards another. The rhetorical question serves as a mirror, urging the audience to consider their own actions and the moral implications of their treatment of others.

your sister Sodom
The term "sister" here is metaphorical, indicating a relationship or similarity between Jerusalem and Sodom. Sodom is historically known for its destruction due to wickedness (Genesis 19). By calling Sodom a "sister," the text implies that Jerusalem shares in the same moral failings. This comparison would have been shocking to the original audience, as Sodom was synonymous with extreme sinfulness.

as an object of scorn
The phrase "object of scorn" (לִקְלוֹנָה, liklonah) indicates contempt or derision. Historically, Sodom was viewed with disdain due to its destruction and the nature of its sins. The use of this phrase suggests that Jerusalem looked down upon Sodom, failing to recognize its own similar transgressions. This serves as a warning against self-righteousness and the danger of pride.

in the day of your pride
"Pride" (גָּאוֹן, gaon) in this context refers to an inflated sense of self-worth or arrogance. The "day of your pride" suggests a specific time when Jerusalem was particularly haughty or self-assured. Biblically, pride is often condemned as it leads to a fall (Proverbs 16:18). This phrase serves as a reminder of the dangers of pride, urging humility and self-reflection.

Verse 56. - Thy sister Sodom, etc. The golds are obscure. The most tenable interpretation may be expressed by a paraphrase. The name of Sodom was not in the lips of Judah in the days of her prosperity. It was too vile for utterance, except as a byword of reproach. Isaiah (Isaiah 1:9, 10) had in vain reminded her that she had made herself like them. Her fate could never be like theirs. Now, in the day of the discovery (the uncovering, or laying bare) of her wickedness (ver. 57), she had learnt the lesson.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Did you not
וְל֤וֹא (wə·lō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

treat
הָֽיְתָה֙ (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

your sister
אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

Sodom
סְדֹ֣ם (sə·ḏōm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea

as an object of scorn
לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה (liš·mū·‘āh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8052: Something heard, an announcement

in the day
בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of your pride,
גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ (gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1347: Arrogance, majesty, ornament


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