Ezekiel 22:11

11 Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister.

Ezekiel 22:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:11

And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife,
&c.] The sin of adultery, which is an abominable sin; it is so to God, and it should be so to man: or, "a man hath committed" F3; some man of note, a great man; for this sin prevailed among the princes and nobles: or "everyone"; it being a general vice, which obtained among all ranks, high and low, rich and poor: and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law;
his wife's daughter, or his son's wife, contrary to ( Leviticus 18:15 Leviticus 18:17 ) : and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter:
his own sister, begotten of the same father, though it may be not born of the same mother; yet the relation is too near for marriage; and besides, it is a rape that is here intended; and the uncovering of the nakedness of a sister, whether by father or mother's side, whether born at home or abroad, is prohibited, ( Leviticus 18:9 ) , and some have thought that all these acts of uncleanness were committed in honour of their idols, and when they worshipped them on the mountains, ( Ezekiel 22:9 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F3 (hve-vyaw) "et vir fecit"; Cocceius.

Ezekiel 22:11 In-Context

9 You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained.
10 Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they're ready or willing.
11 Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister.
12 Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. "'And you've forgotten me. Decree of God, the Master.
13 "'Now look! I've clapped my hands, calling everyone's attention to your rapacious greed and your bloody brutalities.
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