Ezekiel 16:47Yet have you not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.
The setting
The devastating climax: Jerusalem didn't just equal Sodom and Samaria's sin — she surpassed it. This is God's most severe indictment. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: prophet delivering the most devastating verdict possible about his beloved homeland
The original word
shachat (שָׁחַת) — to corrupt, destroy, act perversely beyond repair
Why it matters
Jerusalem had the temple, the law, the prophets — far more spiritual privilege than Sodom ever had
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 16:47
The phrase 'as if that were a very little thing' — Jerusalem treated massive sin casually, like it was nothing
Common misconceptionPeople assume this is hyperbole for effect, but God literally means Jerusalem's sin exceeded history's most notorious cities because of her greater privileges.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 16:47
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 16:47 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 16:47 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include exceeding evil, comparative sin, corruption. Notable phrases: more corrupt than they; very little thing. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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