Matthew 11:23

And you, K'far-Nachum, were you lifted up as far as Shomayim? You shall be brought down as far as Sheol. + 11:23 Isa 14:13,15 For if in S'dom were accomplished the gevurot that were accomplished among you, S'dom would have a sheerit (remnant) today!

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

In Context

22Nevertheless, I say to you, it will be more bearable for Tzor and Tzidon than for you on Yom HaDin.

24Nevertheless, I say to you, it will be more bearable for the land of S'dom on Yom HaDin than for you.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were ra'im and chatta'im before Hashem exceedingly.

Isaiah 14:13For thou hast said in thine lev, 1 I will ascend into Shomayim, 1 I will exalt my kisse 1 above the kokhavim (stars) of El (G-d); 1 I will sit also upon the har mo'ed (mount of assembly), 1 on yarketei Tzafon (on the heights of Tzafon); 1

Ezekiel 16:48As I live, saith Adonoi Hashem, Sodom thy achot (sister) hath not done, she nor her banot, as thou hast done, thou and thy banot.

Ezekiel 31:16I made the Goyim to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the bor (pit); and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Levanon, all that drink mayim, shall be consoled in the depths of ha'aretz.

Matthew 4:13And having left behind Natzeret, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach headquartered in K'far-Nachum by the sea, in the environs of Zevulun and Naphtali.

Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Shim'on Kefa + 16:18 Petros and upon this TSUR I will build my Kehillah, my Chavurah (the Community of Moshiach) and the shaarei Sheol (gates of Sheol) shall not overpower it.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25

Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… Read the whole commentary →

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