Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Ezekiel 22:5
Which art infamous, &c.— Infamous of character, mighty in broils. Ezekiel 22:6. Every one were in thee, &c.] Every one to their power have joined with, or helped thee to shed blood.
Which art infamous, &c.— Infamous of character, mighty in broils. Ezekiel 22:6. Every one were in thee, &c.] Every one to their power have joined with, or helped thee to shed blood.
Verse Ezekiel 22:5. THOSE THAT BE _NEAR_] Both _distant_ as well as _neighbouring_ provinces consider thee the most abandoned of characters; and through thee many have been involved in distress and ru...
i. e., Countries near and afar oft shall mock thee, saying, “Ah! defiled in name; Ah! full of turbulence!”...
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...
THOSE: i.e. those cities, MUCH VEXED. full of confusion....
_much vexed_ FULL OF TUMULTS, Amos 3:9, and on ch. Ezekiel 5:7....
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...
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed. THOSE THAT BE NEAR, AND THOSE THAT BE FAR FROM THEE, SHALL MOCK THEE, WHICH ART INFAMOUS AND...
22:5 infamous (a-17) Lit. 'defiled of name.'...
MUCH VEXED] RV 'full of tumult.'...
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...
INFAMOUS AND MUCH VEXED. — It is better to omit the words in italics, _which art._ The literal meaning of “infamous” is given in the margin; but the “much vexed” refers to the internal confusion, comm...
הַ קְּרֹבֹ֛ות וְ הָ רְחֹקֹ֥ות מִמֵּ֖ךְ יִתְקַ
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...
[Those that are] near, and [those that are] far from thee, shall mock thee, [who art] (d) infamous [and] much troubled. (d) Whose very name all men hate....
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...
THOSE THAT BE NEAR, AND THOSE THAT BE FAR FROM THEE, SHALL MOCK THEE,.... The neighbouring nations, as the Edomites, Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites; and distant ones, as the Babylonians, Medes,...
Ezekiel 22:5 [Those that be] near, and [those that be] far from thee, shall mock thee, [which art] infamous [and] much vexed. Ver. 5. _Shall mock thee, which are infamous._] This was forethreatened....
_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...
Those that be near and those that be far from thee, the neighboring nations as well as those at a distance, SHALL MOCK THEE, WHICH ART INFAMOUS AND MUCH VEXED, literally, "polluted in name and full of...
THE WEIGHT OF JERUSALEM'S GUILT...
INFAMOUS, AND MUCH VEXED: _ Heb._ polluted of name, much in vexation...
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,...
THOSE THAT BE NEAR; as the Idumeans or Edomites, who insulted over Jerusalem when it was taken, Ammonites, and Moabites, and Philistines. THOSE THAT BE FAR FROM THEE; the barbarous Medes, Iberians, Hy...
Ezekiel 22:5 near H7138 far H7350 mock H7046 (H8691) infamous H2931 H8034 full H7227 tumult H4103 inf
‘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...
Jeremiah 15:2; Jeremiah 15:3...
Much vexed — Afflicted, impoverished, and ruined....