elder sister] That is, thou Jewish Nation, and Samaria, that is, the ten tribes, and Sodom are like one another in sinning, even as if ye were one and the self-same mothers daughters. Deuteronomy 32:32. Isaiah 1:10. Jeremiah 3:8. left hand] That is, Northward; for the Hebrews call the forepart the East, and the hinder part the West, the left side the North, and the right side the South. thy younger sister] Heb. losser then thou.