John Calvin Commentary Ezekiel 5:14

"Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by." — Ezekiel 5:14 (ASV)

He explains what we saw before in greater detail, from which we also understand that in the next verse God had not softened his anger, but proclaimed the ultimate destruction of the nation.

He says, therefore, that the Jews shall be desolate, as they translate it; it also signifies dryness, and thus is the name for a desert. But it is fitting for this passage to say, the Jews shall be laid waste, and a reproach among the nations, for they were formerly a celebrated nation; God had ennobled them with remarkable gifts, so that they excelled in dignity in the sight of all the nations.

Now he says, they should be like a vast desert, and in utter ruin, and a reproach; and not only is this rumor spread widely, but all travelers through that land are witnesses of this reproach. But in the next verse, this is elaborated on further.