A common misinterpretation of this verse is to view it in isolation as merely a comparison of sexual sins, reducing Sodom's 'abominations' solely to homosexuality while ignoring the broader context of Ezekiel 16:49-50, which emphasizes pride, gluttony, idleness, and neglect of the poor as primary faults; others might erroneously use it to foster self-righteousness by implying relative morality ('at least not as bad as Sodom'), missing the passage's intent to highlight Jerusalem's superior guilt and inevitable judgment, or apply it literally to modern cities without grasping its prophetic metaphor of covenant unfaithfulness as harlotry.
Ezekiel 16:47
King James Version (1769)
47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
In Ezekiel 16:47, God rebukes Jerusalem through the prophet, portraying the city as an unfaithful wife whose idolatry and moral corruption exceeded even the notorious wickedness of Sodom and Samaria, her 'sisters'; rather than avoiding their sinful paths or heeding their judgments, Jerusalem pursued depravity to an even greater degree, underscoring the profound spiritual adultery and ingratitude toward God despite His covenant love and provision.