George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ezekiel 22:13
Hands, through surprise and sorrow. (Calmet) --- God wishes the sinner's salvation, Genesis vi. 6. (Worthington)
Hands, through surprise and sorrow. (Calmet) --- God wishes the sinner's salvation, Genesis vi. 6. (Worthington)
Ezekiel 22:1; Ezekiel 23:1. Before the sharpened sword of justice and retribution does its dreadful work, the Lord uncovers the guilt and vileness of the city and lays bare the corruption of her proph...
EZEKIEL 22. THE SINS OF THE CLASSES AND THE MASSES. The doom which has just been described in such fiercely vivid terms contains only one allusion to the sins which justified it (Ezekiel 21:23 f.). Th...
I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND. See note on Ezekiel 21:17....
The judgment on these vices 13. _smitten mine hand clapped my hands_, cf. Ezekiel 21:14; Ezekiel 21:17; Ezekiel 6:11. The gesture is expressive of violent agitation, though the agitation may be due to...
I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND— That is to say, either as an expression of indignation, or in testimony of my horror at their crimes and cruelties. See chap. Ezekiel 21:14....
CHAPTER ELEVEN THE DEFILEMENT OF ISRAEL 22:1-24:27 Chapter s 22-24 form the conclusion of a lengthy section of the Book of Ezekiel which began back in chapter 12. In these Chapter s Ezekiel has been...
Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND AT THY DISHONEST GAIN - in to...
22:13 overreaching (c-10) Or 'got dishonest gain from.' see ver. 27, 'dishonest gain.'...
I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND] God's gesture of indignation....
ANOTHER INDICTMENT OF JERUSALEM The various religious and social evils that prevail in the city are recited (Ezekiel 22:1). Their coming punishment is then predicted, first in direct terms (Ezekiel 22...
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 22 * God told Ezekiel to declare judgement against Jerusale...
SMITTEN MINE HAND. — See Note on Eze. Vi. 11, and comp. Ezekiel 22:17 and Ezekiel 22:13....
וְ הִנֵּה֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי כַפִּ֔י אֶל ־בִּצְעֵ֖ךְ...
FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1; Ezekiel 24:1 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the private life...
The next movement described the utter evil of the city. Its fundamental sins of bloodshed and idolatry were named and denounced, and the resultant evils were described. These consisted of the oppressi...
Behold, therefore I have (f) smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. (f) In token of my wrath and vengeance....
The opening of this chapter, in the words of the Lord, is put into the form of a question, not only of judging, but it seems as if the Lord condescended to ask His servant, whether he had ought to say...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Chapter 22 recapitulates the sin of Jerusalem, of her prophets, her priests, and her princes. The eye of God sought for some one to stand in the ga...
BEHOLD, THEREFORE, I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND AT THY DISHONEST GAIN WHICH THOU HAST MADE,.... As one amazed at it; or as filled with indignation against it; or as grieved and distressed at it; so Jarchi...
_Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee._ Ver. 13. _I have smitten my hand._] In token of utmost...
_Therefore I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain,_ &c. Therefore I have expressed my indignation against thy avarice and unjust practices: I have called for punishment to come upon thee, and ha...
Behold, therefore I have smitten Mine hand, striking them both together in dismay and horror at such manifestations of wickedness, AT THY DISHONEST GAIN WHICH THOU HAST MADE, AND AT THY BLOOD WHICH HA...
THE WEIGHT OF JERUSALEM'S GUILT...
1-16 The prophet is to judge the bloody city; the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called, because of her crimes. The sins which Jerusalem stands charged with, are exceeding sinful. Murder, idolatry,...
BEHOLD; hear therefore, and mark, ye wicked Jews. I HAVE SMITTEN MINE HAND, in testimony of my abhorrence of your ways, as threatening to punish you, and setting on the fierce Babylonian upon you to e...
Ezekiel 22:13 beat H5221 (H8689) fists H3709 profit H1215 made H6213 (H8804) bloodshed H1818 midst H8432...
“Behold therefore I have smitten my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the midst of you.” What has happened in Jerusalem has made God ‘smite his hand...
CONTENTS: Sins of Israel enumerated. Parable of the dross in the furnace. Sins of priests, prophets and people. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: Whatever God's wrath inflicts upon a people, it...
Ezekiel 22:8. _Thou hast profaned my sabbaths,_ the sabbatical days and years. This is repeated in Ezekiel 23:38, to show that the desecration of holy things filled up the measure of Judah's sin: Ezek...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:1 This chapter includes three distinct but thematically related oracles. Each convicts Jerusalem of practicing vile impurities that God refuses to tolerate. The first descri...
THE SINS OF JERUSALEM AND ISRAEL: THE GENERAL CORRUPTION OF PROPHETS, PRIESTS, PRINCES, AND PEOPLE (Chap. 22) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—We have here another description of the sins of Jerusalem and Israel; a...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 22:1, EZEKIEL 22:2 MOREOVER, etc. The word connects what follows with THE WORD OF THE LORD which began in Ezekiel
Now, why would God do this? Chapter 22 he now tells us the things that were happening and the sins for which God's judgment was coming. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Now, thou so...
1 Thessalonians 4:6; Amos 2:6; Amos 3:10; Amos 8:4; Ezekiel 21:14;...
Smitten mine hand — In testimony of my abhorrence....