Ezekiel 16:50
New International Version
They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.

New Living Translation
She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.

English Standard Version
They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it.

Berean Standard Bible
Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

King James Bible
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

New King James Version
And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.

New American Standard Bible
So they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it.

NASB 1995
“Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it.

NASB 1977
“Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. So I removed them when I saw it.

Amplified Bible
They were haughty and committed repulsive acts before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.

Christian Standard Bible
They were haughty and did detestable acts before me, so I removed them when I saw this.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They were haughty and did detestable things before Me, so I removed them when I saw this.

American Standard Version
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

Contemporary English Version
They thought they were better than everyone else, and they did things I hate. And so I destroyed them.

English Revised Version
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were arrogant and did disgusting things in front of me. So I did away with them when I saw this.

Good News Translation
They were proud and stubborn and did the things that I hate, so I destroyed them, as you well know.

International Standard Version
In their arrogance, they committed detestable practices in my presence, so when I saw it, I removed them.

Majority Standard Bible
Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

NET Bible
They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

New Heart English Bible
They were haughty, and committed abomination before me. So I took them away, as you have seen.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

World English Bible
They were arrogant and committed abomination before me. Therefore I took them away when I saw it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they are haughty and do abomination before Me, "" And I turn them aside when I have seen.

Young's Literal Translation
And they are haughty and do abomination before Me, And I turn them aside when I have seen.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will be proud, and they will do abomination before me: and I shall take them away according to what I saw.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were lifted up, and committed abominations before me: and I took them away as thou hast seen.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they were exalted, and they committed abominations before me. And so I took them away, just as you have seen.

New American Bible
Instead, they became arrogant and committed abominations before me; then, as you have seen, I removed them.

New Revised Standard Version
They were haughty, and did abominable things before me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they were haughty and committed evil before me; therefore when I saw these things in them I overthrew them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But they were lifted up and they did evil before me, and when I saw these things in them, I overthrew them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they boasted, and wrought iniquities before me: so I cut them off as I saw fit.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment on Jerusalem
49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. 50Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. 51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.…

Cross References
Genesis 19:24-25
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Luke 17:28-30
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Jeremiah 23:14
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

2 Peter 2:6-8
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Lamentations 4:6
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.

Matthew 10:15
Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Romans 1:26-27
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

Revelation 11:8
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Amos 4:11
“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.


Treasury of Scripture

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

and committed

Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Genesis 19:5
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

therefore

Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

Deuteronomy 29:23
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

Job 18:15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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Ezekiel 16
1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6. God's extraordinary love toward her,
15. Her grievous judgment
35. Her sin, equal to her mother,
46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59. calls for judgments
60. Mercy is promised her in the end














Thus they were haughty
The term "haughty" refers to an attitude of arrogance and pride. In the biblical context, pride is often seen as a root sin that leads to other transgressions. The people of Sodom, referenced here, exhibited this pride, which is condemned throughout Scripture (Proverbs 16:18). Pride is considered a direct challenge to God's authority and sovereignty, as it places human desires and self-importance above divine will. This attitude is contrasted with the humility that God desires from His people (Micah 6:8).

and committed abominations before Me.
"Abominations" in the biblical sense often refer to actions that are detestable to God, including idolatry, sexual immorality, and other forms of moral corruption. The abominations of Sodom are detailed in Genesis 19, where the city's inhabitants engage in grievous sins. The phrase "before Me" emphasizes that these actions were not just socially unacceptable but were direct offenses against God Himself. This highlights the personal nature of sin against a holy God, who is deeply grieved by such actions (Leviticus 18:22-30).

Therefore I removed them,
The removal of Sodom and Gomorrah is a historical event recorded in Genesis 19:24-25, where God destroys the cities with fire and brimstone. This act of divine judgment serves as a warning to other nations and peoples about the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God. It underscores the seriousness with which God views sin and His willingness to act decisively against it. This removal is also a foreshadowing of the final judgment that will come upon the earth (2 Peter 2:6).

as you have seen.
This phrase indicates that the judgment on Sodom was a well-known event, serving as a visible and historical example of God's justice. The audience of Ezekiel, the Israelites in exile, would have been familiar with this story, using it as a point of reflection on their own actions and the consequences of turning away from God. It serves as a reminder that God's judgments are not arbitrary but are based on His righteous standards. The phrase also implies that the evidence of God's past judgments should lead to repentance and a return to faithfulness (Luke 17:28-30).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Ezekiel
A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages, often through vivid imagery and allegory.

2. Sodom
An ancient city known for its wickedness and sin, which led to its destruction by God. It serves as a symbol of moral decay and divine judgment.

3. Israel
The nation chosen by God, often depicted in Ezekiel as unfaithful and compared to other sinful nations like Sodom.

4. God's Judgment
The divine response to sin and rebellion, often involving removal or destruction as a consequence of persistent disobedience.

5. Abominations
Actions or behaviors that are detestable to God, often associated with idolatry, immorality, and injustice.
Teaching Points
The Danger of Pride
Pride leads to a fall, as seen in Sodom's haughtiness. Believers must guard against arrogance and self-reliance.

God's Intolerance of Sin
God is holy and cannot tolerate sin. Abominations provoke His judgment, reminding us to pursue righteousness.

The Call to Repentance
Like Israel, we are called to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness to avoid the fate of Sodom.

The Consequences of Disobedience
Persistent rebellion against God leads to removal or destruction, urging us to live in obedience to His commands.

The Importance of Humility
Humility is essential in our relationship with God, contrasting the pride that leads to downfall.(50) As I saw good.--The word good is not in the original, and should be omitted, and the particle translated when: "Therefore I took them away when I saw this." Punishment followed upon the manifestation of their sin. (Comp. Genesis 18:21.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Thus they were haughty
וַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָה (wat·tiḡ·bə·he·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty

and committed
וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה (wat·ta·‘ă·śe·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

abominations
תוֹעֵבָ֖ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

before Me,
לְפָנָ֑י (lə·p̄ā·nāy)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

and when
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I saw this,
רָאִֽיתִי׃ (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

I removed
וָאָסִ֥יר (wā·’ā·sîr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

them.
אֶתְהֶ֖ן (’eṯ·hen)
Direct object marker | third person feminine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


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