- was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she:
- Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than she. her sister in her whoredoms. Heb. the whoredoms of her sister. "Yet hast thou not¹ walkedª° after their ways,ª nor doneª° after their abominations:ª but, as [if that were] a veryª littleª²° [thing], thou wast corruptedª° more than¹ they² in all¹ thy ways.ª ... Neither¹ hath Samariaª committedª° halfª of thy sins;ª but thou hast multipliedª°¹ thine abominationsª more than¹ they,² and hast justifiedª°¹ thy sistersª in all¹ thine abominationsª which¹ thou hast done.ª°" {Ezk 16:47-51} + "And I saw,ª° when¹ for¹ all¹ the causesª whereby¹ backslidingª Israelª committed adulteryª° I had put her away,ª° and givenª°¹ her¹ a billª of divorce;ª yet her treacherousª° sisterª Judahª fearedª° not,¹ but went²°¹ and played the harlotª° also.¹ ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, The backslidingª Israelª hath justifiedª° herselfª more than treacherousª°¹ Judah.ª" {Jer 3:8-11}
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