Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord Jehovah." — Ezekiel 45:9 (ASV)
Take away your exactions.—Ezekiel 45:9–12 are an exhortation to the princes to observe justice in all their dealings. (Compare to Jeremiah 22:3.) “Exaction” is, literally, as in the margin, expulsion, or ejection, with allusion to such cases as 1 Kings 21:1–16. In the following verses the exhortation to justice is extended to the whole people. (Deuteronomy 25:13–15.)