Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 22
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 22
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 22
"Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying," — Ezekiel 22:1 (ASV)
The fourth word of judgment (Ezekiel 22:1–16). The sins which have brought ruin upon Jerusalem are the sins which disgraced the pagan inhabitants of Canaan, whom the Israelites were to cast out (compare Leviticus 18). The commission of like sins would ensure like judgment.
"Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries." — Ezekiel 22:4 (ASV)
Your days, — that is, of judgment; "your years," that is, of visitation (compare Ezekiel 20:25, Ezekiel 20:39).
A reproach ... a mocking — Judah shall be like the Ammonites (Ezekiel 21:28).
"Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one [and] full of tumult." — Ezekiel 22:5 (ASV)
That is, countries near and far will often mock you, saying, “Ah! defiled in name; Ah! full of turbulence!”
"Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood." — Ezekiel 22:6 (ASV)
Render it: Behold the princes of Israel, each according to his might (literally “arm”) have been in you in order to shed blood. They looked to might not right.
"In thee have they uncovered their fathers` nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity." — Ezekiel 22:10 (ASV)
Set apart for pollution - Or, “unclean by reason of impurity” (Leviticus 12:2).
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