Ezekiel 16:49

“Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.”

"Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy." - Ezekiel 16:49
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What does Ezekiel 16:49 mean?

Ezekiel 16:49 in the King James Version reads, "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy." This verse is part of a larger…

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Lessons from Sodom: A Call to Action

In the book of Ezekiel, we encounter a dire message delivered by the prophet to the people of Israel, a warning wrapped tightly around the history of an infamous city: Sodom. Ezekiel 16:49 (KJV) presents us with the Lord's indictment against Sodom, stating, "Behold, this was the…

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A Prayer for Humility and Compassion in the Face of Abundance

O Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts that yearn for Your guidance, enlightenment, and transformation. As we meditate on the lessons from Ezekiel 16:49, we recognize the sobering truth depicted in Your Word: "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom…

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Ezekiel 16:49 - "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
Ezekiel 20:49 - "Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?"
Genesis 49:16 - "¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel."
Psalms 49:16 - "Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;"
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Numbers 16:49 - "Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah."
Ezekiel 23:49 - "And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 40:49 - "The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side."
Psalm 49:16-17 - "Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them."
"¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel." - Genesis 49:16
"Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?" - Ezekiel 20:49
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
"Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;" - Psalms 49:16
Ezekiel 16:35 - "¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:"
Ezekiel 36:16 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 16:2 - "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,"
Ezekiel 16:1 - "Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 45:16 - "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel."
Ezekiel 16:56 - "For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,"
Ezekiel 39:16 - "And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land."
Ezekiel 16:32 - "But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!"
Ezekiel 16:58 - "Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Ezekiel 16:16 - "And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so."
Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have inscribed you Jerusalem on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me
"Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah." - Numbers 16:49
Jeremiah 49:16 - "Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD."
Ezekiel 43:16 - "And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof."
Ezekiel 3:16 - "And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"