Ezekiel 16:52
Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. The extended allegory of the unfaithful wife: Jerusalem is like an abandoned infant rescued, raised to beauty, and betrothed by God, who then prostituted herself to every nation worse than Samaria or Sodom. Yet God will remember the covenant made …
Other Translations
Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Thou also--bear thy shame, That thou hast adjudged to thy sisters, Because of thy sins that thou hast done more abominably than they, They are more righteous than thou, And thou, also, be ashamed and bear thy shame, In thy justifying thy sisters.
And you yourself will be put to shame, in that you have given the decision for your sisters; through your sins, which are more disgusting than theirs, they are more upright than you: truly, you will be shamed and made low, for you have made your sisters seem upright.
Cross References
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have …
And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better …
We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries …
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I …
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come …
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt …
Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded …
Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in …
Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear …