John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:52
Thou also which hast judged thy sisters ,.... Sodom and Samaria, by censuring and condemning them for their sins; see 2 Chronicles 13:8 ; in which sense Jarchi and Kimchi interpret the word; or by defending and patronizing them, acquitting and absolving them, by committing the same sins, and more heinous ones: bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they ; look upon thy sins, and blush at them; confess them with shame and confusion of face; take... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 16:44-59
The prophet here further shows Jerusalem her abominations, by comparing her with those places that had gone before her, and showing that she was worse than any of them, and therefore should, like them, be utterly and irreparably ruined. We are all apt to judge of ourselves by comparison, and to imagine that we are sufficiently good if we are but as good as such and such, who are thought passable; or that we are not dangerously bad if we are no worse than such and such, who, though bad, are not... read more