자매들을 위해서 네가 용서를 간청했으니 네 수치도 감당해 내어라. 네가 그들보다 더 가증하고 그들이 너보다 더 의롭기 때문이다. 네가 네 자매들을 의롭게 했으니 부끄러운 줄 알고 네 수치를 감당하여라.
이 구절의 의미
This verse is from God through the prophet Ezekiel. It addresses a city, representing people who have judged others harshly. God says they are actually worse in their sins and must accept their shame for being hypocritical.
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Imagine you're judging your friends for being messy, but your room is even messier. God is saying, 'You can't judge others when you're doing worse yourself. You need to admit your own mess and feel ashamed.'
역사적 배경
Ezekiel, a prophet in the Old Testament, wrote this around 600 BC to the Israelites in exile. God was using this message to show that the city of Jerusalem was worse in its sins than the cities of Samaria and Sodom, which they had judged.
오늘의 적용
In modern times, this verse can apply to someone who criticizes others for behaviors they themselves are guilty of. For example, if someone is quick to judge others for gossiping when they themselves do it more frequently, they should own up to their own faults.