Bible Commentary

Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. 31. have I poured ] Prophetic perfect; the end is as good as come, Eze 22:3-4. The result of this moral paralysis of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:31”

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 30. All classes ( Eze 22:25-29) are alike corrupt; a man to stand in the breach in behalf of the people … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:30”

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 29. people of the land ] The phrase for the common people already, Jer 37:2, and common in Eze 7:27; Eze 12:19, &c. The “people of the land” is certainly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:29”

And her prophets have daubed them with untempered [mortar], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 28. have daubed them ] daubed for them, seconding them. The persons called “princes” may be referred to, but not exclusively. Cf. ch. Eze 13:10, and Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:28”

Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 27. Her princes ] The “princes” here are the chiefs or leaders of the people, cf. Jer 26:10; Jer 36:12. get dishonest gain ] Cf. Jer 6:13; Jer 8:10. The term is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:27”

Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed [difference] between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 26. The great influence possessed by the priests … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:26”

[There is] a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 25. conspiracy of her prophets ] More probably with LXX., whose princes in the midst … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:25”

Son of man, say unto her, Thou [art] the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. 24. the land not cleansed ] A land. The words “not cleansed” are parallel to “not rained upon.” In the east, however, raining upon is not a figure for cleansing, but for removing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:24”

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, The sixth word of judgment. The special sins of princes, priests, and people. Eze 22:26 Violated – Better as in margin; to offer violence to the Law is to misinterpret it. It was the special office of the priests to keep up the distinction between … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:23”

As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you. 22. The figure of the furnace expresses mainly the idea of the terrible trials approaching; it is not intimated that pure … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:22”