“‘Was not
Your sister Sodom
A byword
In your mouth
In the day
Of your pride?
This was before
Your wickedness
Was uncovered.
Now you are
A mockery
To the daughters
Of Edom
With all her neighbors.
The daughters
Of the Philistines,
Those all around you,
Despise you.
You must bear
The penalty
Of your lewdness
With your abominations.’
Says Yahweh.”
Yahweh said that Jerusalem had become an object of reproach. Her sister Sodom had been a byword for evil in her day of pride. Then the wickedness of Jerusalem was uncovered. Now Jerusalem was a mockery to those around her, especially the daughters of Edom and the daughters of the Philistines, as they despised her. Jerusalem was going to bear the penalty for all her lewdness and abominations.