John Calvin Commentary Ezekiel 16:49

"Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy." — Ezekiel 16:49 (ASV)

Here God begins to show the reason why He extenuated the wickedness of Sodom in comparison with that of His own people. For if He had spoken generally, without explaining the counsel of God, His language would have been incredible and so would have been ineffectual. But now God shows that He did not pronounce rashly what we heard before, namely, that the Jews were worse than the Sodomites. How so? for this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, says He, first pride, then fullness of bread, and luxury in which they customarily indulged and drowned themselves in ease to enjoy a long peace; afterwards, they did not seize the hand of the poor. Now He adds—