A common misinterpretation reduces the 'abomination' in this verse solely to sexual immorality like homosexuality, drawing from Genesis 19 while ignoring Ezekiel's emphasis on pride, social injustice, and neglect of the vulnerable as primary iniquities; this overlooks the broader prophetic critique of self-centered excess and failure to aid the oppressed, turning a multifaceted indictment into a narrow prooftext for specific moral agendas.
Ezekiel 16:50
King James Version (1769)
50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
Ezekiel 16:50 describes the culmination of Sodom's sins as haughtiness and committing abominations in God's sight, leading to their destruction as an act of divine justice; in context, this builds on verse 49's depiction of their pride, overindulgence, idleness, and neglect of the poor and needy, illustrating how unchecked arrogance and detestable practices provoke God's righteous judgment on societies that defy His moral order.