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.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:50 Vg. you saw; LXX he saw; Tg. as was revealed to Me

47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

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.

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47 Yet you have not merely walked in their ways and [a]committed their abominations; but, as if that were (A)too little, you also acted (B)more corruptly in all your conduct than they. 48 As I live,” declares the Lord God, “Sodom, your sister and her daughters have (C)not done as you and your daughters have done! 49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had (D)arrogance, (E)plenty of food, and (F)carefree ease, but she did not [b]help the (G)poor and needy. 50 So they were haughty and committed (H)abominations before Me. Therefore I (I)removed them [c]when I saw it.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:47 Lit acted in their
  2. Ezekiel 16:49 Lit grasp the hand of
  3. Ezekiel 16:50 Some mss and ancient versions as you have seen