Ezekiel 16:46 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
45Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
46And 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.
47Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
48As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 23:4
Both verses compare Jerusalem to Samaria and Sodom in terms of unfaithfulness.
Matthew 10:15
Jesus mentions the judgment of cities like Sodom as a warning.
Luke 17:28-30
Jesus draws parallels between the days of Lot and the judgment of Sodom.
Source: Ezekiel 16:46