Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
Ver. 3. In the midst of it.] Publiae et impune.
Against herself.] As a sinner against her own soul.
Verse Ezekiel 22:3. _HER TIME MAY COME_] Till now, it was my long-suffering; she has fulfilled her days - completed the time of her probation; has not mended, but is daily worse; therefore her judgmen...
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...
THE LORD GOD. Hebrew. _Adonai Jehovah_. See note on Ezekiel 2:4. IDOLS. manufactured gods....
_the city sheddeth_ Rather as address: CITY THAT SHEDDETH! ch. Ezekiel 24:6; Ezekiel 24:9. Her "time" is that of her chastisement, cf. Ezekiel 30:3 "the time of the heathen,...
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...
Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. THE CITY SHEDDETH BLOOD ... THAT HER...
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...
THAT HER TIME MAY COME. — Her time of punishment. That which 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 bee...
וְ אָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה ע
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...
Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her (b) time may come, and maketh idols against (c) herself to defile herself. (b) That is, the time of her de...
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...
THEN SAY THOU, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... For though the prophet was to sit as judge, yet in the name of the King of kings, under whose authority he acted: THE CITY SHEDDETH BLOOD IN THE MIDST OF I...
_Wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Wilt thou plead_ for it? Or rather, _Wilt thou not judge?_ see note on Ezekiel 20:4. The expression is doubled to awaken the prophet more fully, and...
Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, who excels in the might of His sovereignty, THE CITY SHEDDETH BLOOD IN THE MIDST OF IT, in bloody sacrifices to idols, in judicial murders, and in civil war, TH...
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,...
THE CITY, Jerusalem, SHEDDETH, is shedding, blood; it is her present practice as well as her former, murders are committed by her, and it is said the city did it; it was done with public consent, and...
Ezekiel 22:3 say H559 (H8804) says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 city H5892 sheds H8210 ...
‘And you will say, “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her. You are become guilty in your bl...
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...
2 Kings 21:2; 2 Peter 2:3; Ezekiel 12:25; Ezekiel 22:27; Ezekiel 22:4
Her time — The time of ripeness in her sins, and of execution of judgments on her. To defile — For this does more defile them, and provoke God to wrath against them....