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One has committed abomination with his neighbor`s wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father`s daughter.

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Violating God's Design

Commentators highlight that the sexual sins listed—adultery, incest with a daughter-in-law, and incest with a sister—were not just immoral acts but direct violations of God's specific laws found in Leviticus 18. This shows a deliberate rejection of the sacred boundaries God established for family and relationships.

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Ezekiel

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John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 22:11

17th Century

Pastor

And one has committed abomination with his neighbour's wife ,
&c.] The sin of adultery, which is an abominable sin; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 22:1–16

17th Century

Minister

The prophet is to judge the bloody city, the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called because of her crimes.

The sins with which Jerusalem stan…