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Ezekiel 16:46 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:46 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 46 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. thy younger: Heb. lesser than thou”
Ezekiel 16:46 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:46
Thine elder sister is Samaria—the Northern Kingdom destroyed by Assyria in 722 BC for covenant unfaithfulness. At thy left hand (northward from Jerusalem) positions Samaria geographically and theologically. Thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom (southward)—the archetypal city of judgment destroyed by fire (Genesis 19).This geographical-moral mapping creates a shocking tableau: Jerusalem stands between two destroyed cities representing God's judgment on apostasy and moral corruption. The Hebrew kinship terms achot (אָחוֹת, sister) implies shared character, not just proxi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:46
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“and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine”
“and be ashamed”
“and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done.”
“when”
“and saw all the plain of the Jordan”
“the captivity of Sodom and her daughters”
“says the Lord Yahweh”
“and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers”
“yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she”
“even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate”