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Ezekiel 16:54

Ezekiel 16:54
That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

When thy sisters, Sodom, and her daughters, shall return to their former estate,.... The Jews, as Jerom says, are of opinion, that in the days of their vainly expected Messiah Sodom will be restored…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou art a comfort unto them - The degradation of Judah would be a kind of consolation to others. Compare Isa. 14.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 16:44-59

The prophet here further shows Jerusalem her abominations, by comparing her with those places that had gone before her, and showing that she was worse than any of them, and therefore should, like…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Read: "that thou mayest bear thy shame, and be ashamed because of all that thou hast done in comforting them." Jerusalem "comforted" Samaria and Sodom in surpassing them in wickedness, and causing…

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