And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Justified herself - has been made to appear almost just (i:e., comparatively innocent) by the surpassing guilt of Judah, who adds hypocrisy and treachery to her sin; and who had the example of Israel to warn her, but in vain (cf. Ezekiel 16:51; Ezekiel 33:11).
More than - in comparison with.