Ezekiel 16:53

“And I will bring back their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives in their midst,”

Ezekiel 16:53 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:53, word by word

And I will bring backשַׁבְתִּיshavti

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “shavti” appears
their captivityשְׁבִיתְshevit

captivity, fortunes

Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.

Where else “shevit” appears
and her daughtersבְנוֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears
of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron

Samaria

See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears
of your captivesשְׁבִיתַיִshevitayi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

Where else “shevitayi” appears
in their midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears

Translation note

“Bring back the captivity”: also understood as “restore the fortunes,” to restore.

Places in this verse

JerusalemSodom?Samaria
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Sodom ?

    Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea

    A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.

    Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).

    Genesis 19:24Genesis 13:13Genesis 18:20Matthew 10:15

  • 2Samaria

    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).

    1 Kings 16:242 Kings 17:6John 4:4Acts 8:5

The context

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.

53 · This verse (above)

54so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, when you become a comfort to them.

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