Ezekiel 16 · Verse 55

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.
Ezekiel 16:55, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:55 in other translations

BSBAnd your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.
WEBYour sisters, Sodom and her daughters, will return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters will return to their former estate; and you and your daughters will return to your former estate.
ASVAnd thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
YLTAnd thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, Do turn back to their former state, And Samaria and her daughters Do turn back to their former state, And thou and thy daughters do turn back to your former state.
DARBYAnd thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; thou also and thy daughters, ye shall return to your former estate.
BBEAnd your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, will go back to their first condition, and Samaria and her daughters will go back to their first condition, and you and your daughters will go back to your first condition.
WebsterWhen thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former state, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former state.

What does Ezekiel 16:55 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
55. (See on Eze 16:53).

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 16:55 in the original Hebrew

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וַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhand sisters yourH269
סְדֹ֤םse.DomSodomH5467
וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters herH1323
תָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.nathey will returnH7725
לְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.Tanto former state theirH6927
וְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnand SamariaH8111
וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters herH1323
תָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.nathey will returnH7725
לְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.Tanto former state theirH6927
וְאַתְּ֙ve.'aTand youH859
וּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhand daughters yourH1323
תְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahyou will returnH7725
לְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן\׃le.kad.mat.Khento former state yourH6927

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:55

  • Ezekiel 36:11

    And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Malachi 3:4

    Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

  • 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
then.
53; 36:11; Mal 3:4

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 16:56

    For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

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Ezekiel 16:55 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tus hermanas, Sodoma con sus hijas y Samaria con sus hijas, volverán á su primer estado; tú también y tus hijas volveréis á vuestro primer estado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tes sœurs, Sodome et ses filles, retourneront à leur ancien état, et Samarie et ses filles retourneront à leur ancien état; et toi et tes filles, vous retournerez à votre ancien état.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und deine Schwestern, Sodom und ihre Töchter, werden zurückkehren zu ihrem früheren Stande; und Samaria und ihre Töchter werden zurückkehren zu ihrem früheren Stande; und auch du und deine Töchter, ihr werdet zurückkehren zu eurem früheren Stande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et soror tua Sodoma et filiæ ejus revertentur ad antiquitatem suam, et Samaria et filiæ ejus revertentur ad antiquitatem suam, et tu et filiæ tuæ revertemini ad antiquitatem vestram.