Ezekiel 16 · Verse 54

Ezekiel 16:54

That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
Ezekiel 16:54, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:54 in other translations

BSBSo you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.
WEBthat you may bear your own shame, and may be ashamed because of all that you have done, in that you are a comfort to them.
ASVthat thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be ashamed because of all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
YLTSo that thou dost bear thy shame, And hast been ashamed of all that thou hast done, In thy comforting them.
DARBYthat thou mayest bear thy confusion, and mayest be confounded for all that thou hast done, in that thou comfortest them.
BBESo that you will be shamed and made low because of all you have done, when I have mercy on you.
WebsterThat thou mayest bear thy own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort to them.

What does Ezekiel 16:54 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
54. bear thine own shame--by being put on a level with those whom thou hast so much despised. thou art a comfort unto them--since they see thee as miserable as themselves. It is a kind of melancholy "comfort" to those chastised to see others as sorely punished as themselves (Eze 14:22, 23).

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 16:54 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.

לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso thatH4616
תִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'Iyou may bearH5375
כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.Tekhdisgrace yourH3639
וְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.Lamtand you will be ashamedH3637
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשִׂ֑ית'a.Sityou have doneH6213
בְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.Mekhwhen comfort youH5162
אֹתָֽן\׃'o.Tan<obj.> themH853

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:54

  • Ezekiel 14:22-23

    Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 2:26

    As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

  • Ezekiel 16:63

    That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 36:31-32

    Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 16:52

    Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou mayest.
52,63; 36:31,32; Jer 2:26
in that.
14:22,23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 16:53

    When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

  • Ezekiel 16:54

    That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

  • Ezekiel 16:55

    When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

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Ezekiel 16:54 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Para que tú lleves tu confusión, y te avergüences de todo lo que has hecho, siéndoles tú motivo de consuelo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		afin que tu portes ta confusion, et que tu sois confuse de tout ce que tu as fait, en ce que tu les consoles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		auf daß du deine Schmach tragest und dich schämest alles dessen, was du getan hast, indem du sie tröstest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut portes ignominiam tuam, et confundaris in omnibus quæ fecisti consolans eas.