Ezekiel 22:30 NIV

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 22:30

And I sought for a man among them ,.... among the princes, priests, prophets, and people of the land, who acted the part as above described; for otherwise, no doubt, there were good people in the land, as Jeremiah, Baruch, and others, but not among these: that should make up the hedge ; that was broken down by the transgressions of the people, who exceeded all bounds of law and justice; one that would restrain them from sinning, and reform them, and set them a good example; one, as the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 22:30

I sought for a man - I saw that there was a grievous breach made in the moral state and feeling of the people, and I sought for a man that would stand in the gap; that would faithfully exhort, reprove and counsel with all long-suffering and doctrine. But none was to be found! 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 22:30

And I sought for a man , etc. (For the imagery that follows, see Ezekiel 13:5 : Psalms 106:23 .) The fact stated, as in Jeremiah 5:1 , is that there was no one in all Jerusalem righteous enough to be either a defender or an intercessor, none to be a "repairer of the breach" ( Isaiah 58:12 ). Nothing was left but the righteous punishment proclaimed in Jeremiah 5:31 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:30

A man to stand in the gap. The nation of the Jews is in a desperate condition. Their defense is broken down, and God is ready to rush in through the breach with devastating vengeance. But he is loath to do so, and, though his is the threatening power, yet in a wonderful clemency God looks for some one to fill the gap and so to save the devoted nation. Unhappily, no such man is to be found. I. THE REACH IS MADE . The Jews have been already beaten in the war with Babylon. In the... 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 22:29-31

Ezekiel 22:29-31. The people of the land The common people; have used oppression Have wronged each other by acts of fraud and violence, and have greatly and cruelly oppressed each other. And have vexed the poor and needy By these frauds and oppressions, instead of relieving them, which they ought to have done. Yea, they have oppressed the strangers wrongfully Without any colour of justice or reason. This was contrary to an express prohibition of God’s law, frequently repeated and... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 22:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 22:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:23-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:30

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 22:29-31

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