Ezekiel 22:2

2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!

Ezekiel 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:2

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the
bloody city?
&c.] Or, "city of bloods" ^F25? the city of Jerusalem, in which was shed the blood of the prophets sent unto her; the doubling of the word denotes the vehemency with which it was expressed: wilt thou plead for and excuse such a city as this? surely no; so some: or wilt thou do thy work and office as a prophet? hast thou courage enough to do it? will thou rebuke and reprove? as the Targum; wilt thou examine her case, judge truly, and condemn her, as thou oughtest to do? hast thou an inclination to take this affair in hand? then be directed to it, as follows: yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations;
lay them before her; convict her of them; show her the evil of them, and the punishment they deserve; every kind of sin she was guilty of; for, as for particular acts, it was impossible to reckon them; those sins that were the most flagrant, and most frequently committed, and which were abominable to the Lord, and rendered her so in his sight, are intended.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Mymd rye ta) "civitatem sanguinum", V. L. Munster, Montanus.

Ezekiel 22:2 In-Context

1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!

3 Then say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.

4 You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries.

5 Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult.