Ezekiel 16:44–52

⁴⁴“ ‘Look, everyone who uses proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.” ⁴⁵You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters,^m who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hethite and your father an Amorite.^{n 46}Your older sister was Samaria,^o who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you. ⁴⁷Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before all your ways were more corrupt than theirs.^p

⁴⁸“ ‘As I live—the declaration of the Lord God—your sister Sodom and her daughters have not behaved as you and your daughters have.^{q 49}Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food,^r and comfortable security, but didn’t support^A the poor and needy. ⁵⁰They were haughty and did detestable acts before me, so I removed them when I saw this.^{Bs 51}But Samaria did not commit even half your sins. You have multiplied your detestable practices beyond theirs and made your sisters appear righteous by all the detestable acts you have committed. ⁵²You must also bear your disgrace, since you have helped your sisters out.^C For they appear more righteous than you because of your sins, which you committed more detestably than they did. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.