And hast justified thy sisters, &c.— And hast made thy sisters innocent, in comparison of the crimes which thou hast committed. Ezekiel 16:52. Thou therefore shalt bear thine own shame, since by thy sins thou hast formed the judgment of thy sisters; because thou hast been more wicked than they: They are righteous in comparison of thee: Therefore shalt thou be confounded, and shalt bear thine own shame; because thou hast made thy sisters innocent. Ezekiel 16:53. I have carried away their captives; as the captives of Sodom and her daughters, so the captives of Samaria and her daughters: Therefore will I bring to them thy captives also. Ezekiel 16:54. That thou, &c. Houbigant.
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Ezekiel 16:51-53
51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.
52 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.
53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: