43. You made me furious by doing all these disgusting things and by forgetting how I took care of you when you were young. Then you made things worse by acting like a prostitute. You must be punished! I, the Lord God, have spoken.
44. People will use this saying about you, Jerusalem: “If the mother is bad, so is her daughter.”
45. You are just like your mother, who hated her husband and her own children. You are also like your sisters, who hated their husbands and children. Your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.
46. Your elder sister was Samaria, that city to your north with her nearby villages. Your younger sister was Sodom, that city to your south with her nearby villages.
47. You followed their way of life and their wicked customs, and soon you were more disgusting than they were.
48. As surely as I am the living Lord God, the people of Sodom and its nearby villages were never as sinful as you.
49. They were arrogant and spoilt; they had everything they needed and still refused to help the poor and needy.
50. They thought they were better than everyone else, and they did things I hate. And so I destroyed them.
51. You people of Jerusalem have sinned twice as much as the people of Samaria. In fact, your evil ways have made both Sodom and Samaria look innocent.
52. So their punishment will seem light compared to yours. You will be disgraced and put to shame because of your disgusting sins.