Ezekiel 22:28

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

Here is, I. A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. Let the prophet tell her plainly, ?Thou art the land that is not cleansed, not refined as metal is, and therefore needest to be again put into the furnace. Means and methods of reformation have been ineffectual; thou art not rained upon in the day of indignation.? This was one of the judgments which God brought upon them in the day... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 22:28

And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar ,.... Palliated their sins, declared it to be right to shed the blood they did; and seize on the estates of men; but this, though it might for a while satisfy the consciences of these princes, and stop the clamours of the people against them; yet would not last long, but be like the building of a wall with bad stuff, which will not stand; and daubing it with mortar, which will soon wash off. So the Targum, "and the false prophets... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 22:28

Her prophets - Even those who profess themselves to be my prophets, have been unfaithful in the discharge of their office; have soothed the people in their sins, and pretended to have oracles of peace and safety when I had not spoken to them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

Common corruption of all classes . To complete the picture of the debasement and moral deterioration of Jerusalem, the prophet reviews the several classes of which the population of a great city is composed. He finds in every class signs of departure from God, signs of abandonment to the vices and crimes which prevailed among the heathen around. I. THE PROPHETS , WHO SHOULD SPEAK GOD 'S TRUTH , DECEIVE AND LIE , AND THUS MISLEAD THE PEOPLE . In what sense... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

Highest rank among men not sought. The development of human civilization demands an organized system. Men require to be classified according to their ability and fitness to contribute to the welfare of the whole. For the public benefit there must be ruler and subject, master and servant, teacher and taught, commander and army. Each, according to his office, has duties and obligations, the neglect of which brings instant loss and distant ruin. I. OFFICIAL RANK HAS DEFINITE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

The universal prevalence of wickedness, and the consequent certainty of judgment. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed," etc. I. THE UNIVERSAL PREVALENCE OF WICKEDNESS . This is exhibited by Ezekiel: 1. In the absence of any effective correction thereof . "Thou art the land that is not cleansed." This refers to the moral condition of the people. The figure is viewed by some as a land that is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:28

(See Ezekiel 13:10 .) The fact that the prophets are addressed here gives some force to the idea that "chiefs" or "judges" were addressed in Ezekiel 22:27 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 22:23-31

The sixth word of judgment. The special sins of princes, priests, and people.Ezekiel 22:26Violated - 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 “holy” and “unholy,” “clean” and “unclean” Leviticus 10:10.Ezekiel 22:28See the marginal reference note.Ezekiel 22:30The land might be said to perish for the lack of such interpositions as saved their forefathers when Moses “stood in the gap.”... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 22:27-28

Ezekiel 22:27-28. Her princes are like wolves The chief officers of state stick at no method of injustice and oppression whereby they may increase their substance, though it be by taking away the lives and estates of the innocent: see the margin. And her prophets have daubed them, &c. Have daubed over the evil practices of the great men, by palliating devices: or, have flattered them in their ways of sin and violence, and encouraged them to proceed therein with promises, which, like... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 22:1-31

National decay (22:1-31)With Jerusalem’s end approaching, God again told Ezekiel to show the city its sins and the humiliating judgment that these sins would bring upon it (22:1-5). Powerful people exploited others, without any respect for the laws of God or the dignity of their fellow human beings (6-8). The corrupt city was characterized by lies, violence, idolatry, bribery, oppression and sexual sins of the worse kind (9-12). God warned that in punishment for its wickedness, he would destroy... read more

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