“Violence” represents sin against man, “abominations” sins against God. These went hand in hand in Jerusalem.

And have returned …

For they have filled the land with violence. —Corruption in religion here, as always, bore its proper fruit in moral dete…

God complains as He did previously of the wickedness of the people, especially of their treacherous and wicked revolt, because they so defiled the …

Then he said to me, have you seen [this], O son of man? Took notice of and considered this piece of idolatry, worshipping…

The yearly lamenting for Tammuz was accompanied by infamous practices; and the sun worshippers described here are thought to have been priests. The…