Ezekiel 16:53
in Ezekiel 16But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;
KJV
When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
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This verse in Ezekiel 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A denunciation of hopeless ruin. When Sodom shall be rebuilt and shall flourish, when Samaria shall be again a mighty people, then, but not until then, shall Jerusalem be restored.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Anger is something other than God himself, so that it is never part of him, nor does he share in it in any way.
(Verse 53, 54.) And I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore your own fortune among them, so that you may bear your shame and be confounded in everything you have done, consoling them.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
When I shall bring again their captivity,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The sense here thus is, Thou shalt be restored when Sodom and Samaria are, but not till then (Eze 16:55), that is, never. This applies to the guilty who should be utterly destroyed (Eze 16:41, 42); but it does not contradict the subsequent promise of restoration to their posterity (Nu 14:29-33), and to the elect remnant of grace [CALVIN].
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ | veshavti | and I will turn back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ן | shevitehen | captivity their | H7622 → | 32 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁב֤וּת | shevit | [the] captivity of | H7622 → | 32 times |
| סְדֹם֙ | sedom | Sodom | H5467 → | 39 times |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters her | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁב֥וּת | shevit | [the] captivity of | H7622 → | 32 times |
| שֹׁמְר֖וֹן | shomeron | Samaria | H8111 → | 109 times |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters her | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וּשְׁב֥וּת | ushevit | and [the] captivity of | H7622 → | 32 times |
| שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְ | shevitayikh | captivities your | H7622 → | 32 times |
| בְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃ | betokhahenah | in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
וְשַׁבְתִּי֙and I will turn back
veshavtiH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןcaptivity their
shevitehenH7622 →32 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁב֤וּת[the] captivity of
shevitH7622 →32 times
סְדֹם֙Sodom
sedomH5467 →39 times
וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters her
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁב֥וּת[the] captivity of
shevitH7622 →32 times
שֹׁמְר֖וֹןSamaria
shomeronH8111 →109 times
וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָand daughters her
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
וּשְׁב֥וּתand [the] captivity of
ushevitH7622 →32 times
שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְcaptivities your
shevitayikhH7622 →32 times
בְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃in midst of them
betokhahenahH8432 →418 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 12:16And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 4:2
and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
- Zephaniah 1:5
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- Joshua 23:7
So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or…
- Jeremiah 4:2
Through
Psalms 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
it leads to
- Psalms 53:6
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Psalms 53:6
Through
Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:13
I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in…
- Isaiah 27:12–13
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Ezekiel 34:13
Through
Ezekiel 29:14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 30:14
I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
- Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
- Ezekiel 30:14
Where this verse is studied
About Ezekiel

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceThe northern hill countrySamariaThe hill Omri bought and built his capital on, where Ahab raised a temple to Baal, where the four lepers found the Aramean camp em…
- PlaceCities of the plainSodomThe city of the plain that Abraham pleaded for and that fire from heaven destroyed while Lot fled, named by the prophets, by Peter…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 10:2.
