Orthodox Jewish Bible

Yechezkel 16:47-62 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

47. Yet hast thou not walked after their drakhim, nor done after their to'avot; but, as if that were too little a thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy drakhim.

48. As I live, saith Adonoi Hashem, Sodom thy achot (sister) hath not done, she nor her banot, as thou hast done, thou and thy banot.

49. Hinei, this was the avon Sodom thy achot; ga'on (pride), over fullness of lechem, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her banot, neither did she strengthen the yad of the oni (poor) and evyon (needy).

50. And they were haughty, and committed to'evah before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw.

51. Neither hath Shomron committed half of thy chattot (sins); but thou hast multiplied thine to'avot more than they, and hast made thy akhayot (sisters) seem righteous in all thine to'avot which thou hast done.

52. Thou also, which hast judged thy akhayot (sisters), bear thine own shame for thy chattot (sins) that thou hast committed more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than thou; indeed, be thou disgraced also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast made thy akhayot (sisters) seem righteous.

53. When I shall restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her banot, and the fortunes of Shomron and her banot, then will I restore the fortunes of thy fortune among them:

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

55. When thy akhayot (sisters), Sodom and her banot, shall return to their former state, and Shomron and her banot shall return to their former state, then thou and thy banot shall return to your former state.

56. For thy achot (sister) Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy ga'on (pride),

57. Before thy ra'ah (wickedness) was uncovered, as at the time of the cherpah (disgrace) of the banot Aram (Syria), and all that are around her, the banot of the Pelishtim (Philistines), which despise thee all around.

58. Thou hast borne [the penalty of] thy zimmah (lewdness) and thine to'avot, saith Hashem.

59. For thus saith Adonoi Hashem: I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the brit (covenant).

60. Nevertheless I will remember My Brit (covenant) with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee a Brit Olam.

61. Then thou shalt remember thy drakhim, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy akhayot (sisters), thine elder and thy younger; and I will give them unto thee for banot, but not because of thy brit (convenant) [i.e., Sodom and Shomron had no covenant with Hashem].

62. And I will establish My Brit (covenant) with thee; and thou shalt know that I am Hashem;