The Younger Sister, Jerusalem

¹¹ “Now ^(A)although her sister Oholibah saw this, ^(B)she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.

⁸ Then I saw that ^(A)for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had ^(B)put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; ^(C)yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. ⁹ So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she ^(D)defiled the land and committed adultery with ^(E)stones and trees. ¹⁰ And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me ^(F)with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.

¹¹ Then the Lord said to me, ^(G)“Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

⁴⁷ You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, ^(A)you became more corrupt than they in all your ways.

⁴⁸ “As I live,” says the Lord God, “neither ^(B)your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done. ⁴⁹ Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, ^(C)fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. ⁵⁰ And they were haughty and ^(D)committed abomination before Me; therefore ^(E)I took them away as ^[a]I saw fit.

⁵¹ “Samaria did not commit ^(F)half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and ^(G)have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.