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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 16:51 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 16:51 |
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 of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.