Ezekiel 16:48-50

Ezekiel 16:48-50

[48] As I live,  saith  the Lord  GOD,  Sodom  thy sister  hath not done,  she nor her daughters,  as thou hast done,  thou and thy daughters.  [49] Behold, this was the iniquity  of thy sister  Sodom,  pride,  fulness  of bread,  and abundance  of idleness  was in her and in her daughters,  neither did she strengthen  the hand  of the poor  and needy.  [50] And they were haughty,  and committed  abomination  before  me: therefore I took them away  as I saw  good.

What does Ezekiel 16:48-50 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The people of Sodom were not as bad as the people of Jerusalem (cf. Ezekiel 22:15; 2 Kings 15:37; 2 Kings 16:6; 2 Kings 24:2; 2 Chronicles 28:18-19; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 23:14). The Sodomites were arrogant, affluent, selfish, and great sinners. Material abundance and physical security fostered sexual perversion ( Genesis 13:13; Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:4-5). The Lord removed them when He saw their sins (cf. Lamentations 4:6; Matthew 11:23-24).