Ezekiel 16:55

“And your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, will return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters will return to their former state, and you and your daughters will return to your former state.”

Ezekiel 16:55 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:55, word by word

And your sistersאֲחוֹתַיִachotayi

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

Where else “achotayi” appears
and her daughtersבְנוֹתֶיvenote

daughter

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

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will returnתָּשֹׁבְןָtashovna

return

To go back to a place.

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to their former stateקַדְמָתָkadmata

former state

Before, first in time; also the former state of something.

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and Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron

Samaria

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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

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

55 · This verse (above)

56And was not Sodom your sister a report in your mouth in the day of your pride,

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