Ezekiel 22:29-30 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 22:29

The people of the land have used oppression ,.... The common people, the more powerful among them, such as were in greatest authority in cities and towns, in neighbourhoods and families, the richest among them; these oppressed the poor, and those that were under them, the servants of them, and tenants to them, and who were not able to defend themselves against them: the Septuagint and Syriac versions understand this of the prophets using the people of the land ill: and exercised robbery ... 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 22:29

The people - All that have power or authority have abused it; vexed and oppressed the poor, the needy, and the stranger. 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 22:29

From the classes, the prophet turns to the masses. The people of the land, the common people ( 2 Kings 25:3 , 2 Kings 25:19 ), come under the same condemnation. Greed of gain, the oppression of the poor and the stranger, were seem everywhere. 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 22:29

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 22:29

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 22:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 22:30

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