And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
- KJV And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
- BSB And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
- NKJV Then the Lord said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
- NLT Then the Lord said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!
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Quick answer
God declares faithless Israel more righteous than treacherous Judah. Judah's hypocrisy makes her guilt greater.
Overview
Yahweh judges that backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. Israel sinned openly, but Judah sinned while pretending to repent and despite greater warning. The comparison exposes the special guilt of hypocrisy that adds pretense to rebellion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezek 16:51–52Neither has Samaria committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done.
- Ezek 23:11“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.
- Hos 11:7My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.
- Hos 4:16For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.
- Ezek 16:47Yet you have not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, soon you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.
- Jer 3:8I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, had no fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.
- Jer 3:22Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.
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