Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 16:49

A church father on this verse
“Often having a fullness and an abundance of bread is the cause of arrogance. But often the sin of pride also arises over spiritual gifts, and discernment is needed to distinguish the one from the other.”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 9:5

Source: Septuagint

Original

49Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fullness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.

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47Yet notwithstanding thou hast not walked in their ways, neither hast thou done according to their iniquities within a little, but thou hast exceeded them in all thy ways.

48As I live, saith the Lord, this Sodom and her daughters have not done as thou and thy daughters have done.

— Ezekiel 16:49 —

50And they boasted, and wrought iniquities before me: so I cut them off as I saw fit.

51Also Samaria has not sinned according to half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine iniquities beyond them, and thou hast justified thy sisters in all thine iniquities which thou hast committed.

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