Ezekiel 16:52
Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 16:54, bearing shame brings comfort to the sisters—further explaining the outcome of the judgment pronounced here.
Ezekiel 16:56 recalls Jerusalem's past pride over Sodom, contrasting with her now being worse—deepening the disgrace she must bear.
In Ezekiel 16:63, the shame leads to silence and eventual atonement, showing the redemptive purpose behind bearing shame.
In Ezekiel 44:13, the same phrase 'bear their shame' describes Levites punished for idolatry, mirroring Jerusalem's disgrace here.
In Ezekiel 36:31, remembering their evil ways leads to self-loathing—the natural outcome of bearing shame as commanded here.
In Ezekiel 36:32, God directly commands 'Be ashamed and confounded for your ways'—echoing the same call to bear shame.
In Ezekiel 39:26, the phrase 'bear their shame' appears again in a future restoration context, linking shame to repentance.
In Ezekiel 36:15, God promises to remove reproach from Israel—a future reversal of the present command to bear shame.
In Romans 2:27, the uncircumcised who obey condemn the circumcised who break the law—just as the sisters (Sodom/Samaria) condemn Jerusalem for her worse sins.
Romans 2:1 says those who judge others condemn themselves because they practice the same—Jerusalem judges Samaria but is more abominable.
In 1 Corinthians 5:1, Paul condemns sexual immorality worse than pagans—echoing Ezekiel 16:52's claim that Jerusalem's sin made Sodom seem righteous.
In 2 Kings 21:9, Manasseh led Judah to do more evil than the nations, directly paralleling Jerusalem's sins exceeding her sisters' in Ezekiel.
In Jeremiah 3:11, God says unfaithful Israel is more righteous than Judah, directly echoing how Jerusalem's sisters appear more righteous in Ezekiel.
Matthew 7:1-5 warns against judging when you have greater faults—exactly the situation where Jerusalem condemns Samaria but is more guilty.
In Matthew 12:41, Nineveh's repentance condemns this generation, similar to how Jerusalem's sisters appear more righteous and condemn her in Ezekiel.
In Hosea 10:6, Israel is disgraced and ashamed for idolatry, paralleling Jerusalem's shame for sin.
Luke 6:37 instructs not to condemn, echoing Jerusalem's condemnation of Samaria while she herself is worse and deserves judgment.
In Jeremiah 31:19, Ephraim bears the disgrace of his youth in repentance, paralleling Jerusalem's shame for sin.
In Jeremiah 23:40, false prophets receive 'everlasting shame'—a similar judgment of disgrace as Jerusalem's.
In Jeremiah 51:51, exiles cry out 'disgrace has covered our faces'—a similar expression of shame as Jerusalem's.
In Romans 6:21, Paul links shame to past sins that lead to death, echoing the shame and consequences of Jerusalem's sins.