Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 22:2

"And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations." — Ezekiel 22:2 (ASV)

Will you judge. —This is the same expression as in Ezekiel 20:4. (See Note there.) The meaning from the margin, “plead for,” is not appropriate here.

Bloody city. —In Ezekiel 22:2-6, crimes of bloodshed and idolatry are dwelt upon, and there seems always to have been a close connection between them. The same words are used in Ezekiel 24:6; Ezekiel 24:9, and in Nahum 3:1.