Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 22:3

"And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!" — Ezekiel 22:3 (ASV)

That her time may come.— Her time of punishment. What will be the inevitable consequence of her acts is represented by a very common figure, as if it were her purpose in doing them. She has been so fully warned of the result that continuing in her course seems to involve the intention of bringing on that result.