Ezekiel 16 · Verse 48

Ezekiel 16:48

As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Ezekiel 16:48, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:48 in other translations

BSBAs surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.
WEBAs I live,” says the Lord GOD, “Sodom your sister has not done, she nor her daughters, as you have done, you and your daughters.
ASVAs I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
YLTI live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done--she and her daughters--As thou hast done--thou and thy daughters.
DARBYAs I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters!
BBEBy my life, says the Lord, Sodom your sister never did, she or her daughters, what you and your daughters have done.
WebsterAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

What does Ezekiel 16:48 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
48. Sodom--(Mt 11:24). Judah's guilt was not positively, but relatively, greater than Sodom's; because it was in the midst of such higher privileges, and such solemn warnings; a fortiori, the guilt of unbelievers in the midst of the highest of all lights, namely, the Gospel, is the greatest.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58

A parable showing the first low estate of the Jewish nation, its prosperity, idolatries, and punishment. Verses 1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 16:1-58 →

Ezekiel 16:48 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חַי\־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416
אָ֗נִי'A.niof meH589
נְאֻם֙ne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
אִם\־'im-ifH518
עָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.Tahshe didH6213
סְדֹ֣םse.DomSodomH5467
אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.Tekhsister yourH269
הִ֖יאhi'sheH1931
וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters herH1323
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשִׂ֔ית'a.Sityou have doneH6213
אַ֖תְּ'atyouH859
וּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ\׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhand daughters yourH1323

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:48

  • Matthew 10:15

    Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  • Mark 6:11

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  • Luke 10:12

    But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Matthew 11:23-24

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 10:15; 11:24; Mr 6:11; Lu 10:12; Ac 7:52

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Context

  • Ezekiel 16:47

    Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

  • Ezekiel 16:48

    As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

  • Ezekiel 16:49

    Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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Ezekiel 16:48 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, Sodoma tu hermana, con sus hijas, no ha hecho como hiciste tú y tus hijas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis vivant, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, que Sodome ta sœur, elle et ses filles, n’a pas fait comme tu as fait, toi et tes filles!
German
Elberfelder 1871		So wahr ich lebe, spricht der Herr, Jehova, Sodom, deine Schwester, sie und ihre Töchter haben nicht getan, wie du getan hast, du und deine Töchter!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vivo ego, dicit Dominus Deus, quia non fecit Sodoma soror tua, ipsa et filiæ ejus, sicut fecisti tu et filiæ tuæ.