And Samariaוְשֹׁמְרוֹןhas notלֹאsinnedחָטָאָהhalfכַּחֲצִיof your sins;חַטֹּאתַיִךְyou have multipliedוַתַּרְבִּיyour abominationsאֶת תּוֹעֲבוֹתַיִךְmore than they,מֵהֵנָּהand have madeוַyour sistersאֶת אֲחוֹתַיִךְappear righteousתְּצַדְּקִיby allבְּכָלyour abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַיִךְthatאֲשֶׁרyou have done.עָשִׂית
Ezekiel 16:51
Study it in the app“And Samaria has not sinned half of your sins; you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all your abominations that you have done.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 16:51, word by word
- And Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears- sinnedחָטָאָהchataa
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chataa” appears- halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of your sinsחַטֹּאתַיִchatotayi
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatotayi” appears- you have multipliedתַּרְבִּיtarbi
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “tarbi” appears- your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַיִtoavotayi
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavotayi” appears- your sistersאֲחוֹתַיִachotayi
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achotayi” appears- appear righteousתְּצַדְּקִיtetsadki
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “tetsadki” appears- you have doneעָשִׂיתasit
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asit” appears
Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
50And they were haughty and did abomination before me, and I removed them when I saw it.
51 · This verse (above)
52You also, bear your disgrace, you who arbitrated for your sisters; through your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more righteous than you. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, in making your sisters appear righteous.