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Ezekiel 16:55 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:55 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 55 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on 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. This verse introduces an astonishing promise of future restoration even within a chapter dominated by judgment. The threefold repetition of qadmâ (קַדְמָה, "former estate") emphasizes complete restoration to original condition. The structure is conditional: "When" Sodom and Samaria are restored, "then" Jerusalem will be restored.Scholars debate whether this promises literal restoration ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:55
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“the captivity of Sodom and her daughters”
“and will do better [to you] than at your beginnings: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”
“as in the days of old”