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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 16:51 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 16:51 |
Strong Concordance |
Neither hath Samaria [08111] committed [02398] half [02677] of thy sins [02403]; but thou hast multiplied [07235] thine abominations [08441] more than they [02007], and hast justified [06663] thy sisters [0269] in all thine abominations [08441] which thou hast done [06213]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Samaria--the kingdom of the ten tribes of Israel less guilty than Judah; for Judah betrayed greater ingratitude, having greater privileges, namely, the temple, the priesthood, and the regular order of kings.
justified thy sisters--made them appear almost innocent by comparison with thy guilt (Jer 3:11; Mat 12:41-42). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Justified thy sisters - Made them appear just in comparison with thee. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Hast justified - Not made them righteous, but declared them less unrighteous, than thou; of the two they are less faulty. |
41 The men [435] of Nineveh [3536] shall rise [450] in [1722] judgment [2920] with [3326] this [5026] generation [1074], and [2532] shall condemn [2632] it [846]: because [3754] they repented [3340] at [1519] the preaching [2782] of Jonas [2495]; and [2532], behold [2400], a greater than [4119] Jonas [2495] is here [5602].
42 The queen [938] of the south [3558] shall rise up [1453] in [1722] the judgment [2920] with [3326] this [5026] generation [1074], and [2532] shall condemn [2632] it [846]: for [3754] she came [2064] from [1537] the uttermost parts [4009] of the earth [1093] to hear [191] the wisdom [4678] of Solomon [4672]; and [2532], behold [2400], a greater than [4119] Solomon [4672] is here [5602].
11 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto me, The backsliding [04878] Israel [03478] hath justified [06663] herself [05315] more than treacherous [0898] Judah [03063].