Ezekiel 16:52

50 And they were haughty and ^acommitted abomination before Me; therefore ^bI took them away as I saw fit.

51 “Samaria did not commit ^ahalf of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and ^bhave justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.

52 You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters.

53 ^a“When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back ^bthe captives of your captivity among them,

54 that you may bear your own shame and be disgraced by all that you did when ^ayou comforted them.

55 When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters return to their former state, then you and your daughters will return to your former state.

56 For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride,

57 before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the ^areproach of the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and of ^bthe daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.

58 ^aYou have paid for your lewdness and your abominations,” says the Lord.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Ezekiel 16:52

They are more righteous than thou - tetsuddaknah mimmech , "They shall be justified more than thou." They are less guilty in the sight of God, for their crimes were not accompanied with so many aggravations. This phrase casts light on Luke 18:14 : "This man went down to his house justified rather than the other." Less blame in the sight of God was attached to him. He always had fewer advantages, and now he was a true penitent; while the other was boasting of what he had done, and what he had not done.

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