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Ezekiel 16:46

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 16:46

Verse 46 of 63

Scripture focus

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.

Ezekiel 16:46 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 16:46

Theological / Devotional

Elder sister. Chronologically Sodom was not younger than Jerusalem, nor was Samaria older. The assignment of the respective ages of the two sisters is probably to be accounted for by the fact that the words for “elder” and “younger” are literally, “greater” and “smaller.” Samaria is called the “elder” because the northern kingdom was larger and stronger; and Sodom, the “younger” because it had a comparatively small population.

Left hand. That is, “north.” The Orientals described geographical positions from the standpoint of facing the east. Hence Samaria, being to the north, was at the left.

Right hand. Sodom to the south was on the right. Poetically, it is represented as still in existence.

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