Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
What does Ezekiel 16:61 mean?
After a full warning of judgments, mercy is remembered, mercy is reserved.
Key themes
HopeJustice and mercyGlory of GodJudgment
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Keep this verse inside Ezekiel 16:60-63 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Samaria Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.
- Sodom Place
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Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.