The look on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom,(A) they flaunt their sin;
they do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought disaster on themselves.(B)

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The look on their faces testifies(A) against them;
    they parade their sin like Sodom;(B)
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    They have brought disaster(C) upon themselves.

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46 Your older sister was Samaria,(A) who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you. 47 Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before all your ways were more corrupt than theirs.(B)

48 “‘As I live—the declaration of the Lord God—your sister Sodom and her daughters have not behaved as you and your daughters have.(C) 49 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food,(D) and comfortable security, but didn’t support[a] the poor and needy.

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  1. 16:49 Lit strengthen the hand of

46 Your older sister(A) was Samaria, who lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you with her daughters, was Sodom.(B) 47 You not only followed their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than they.(C) 48 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign(D) Lord, your sister Sodom(E) and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.(F)

49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:(G) She and her daughters were arrogant,(H) overfed and unconcerned;(I) they did not help the poor and needy.(J)

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55 As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters and Samaria and her daughters will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.

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55 And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to what they were before; and you and your daughters will return to what you were before.(A)

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Their dead bodies[a](A) will lie in the main street[b] of the great city,(B) which figuratively[c] is called Sodom(C) and Egypt,(D) where also their Lord was crucified.

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  1. 11:8 Or Their corpse
  2. 11:8 Or lie on the broad street
  3. 11:8 Or spiritually

Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city(A)—which is figuratively called Sodom(B) and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.(C)

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