Ezechiël 22:1-6

1 Verder geschiedde des HEEREN woord tot mij, zeggende:

2 Gij nu, mensenkind, zoudt gij der bloedstad recht geven? Zoudt gij ze recht geven? Ja, maak haar bekend al haar gruwelen.

3 En zeg: Alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: O stad, die in haar midden bloed vergiet, opdat haar tijd kome, en drekgoden tegen zichzelve maakt, om zich te verontreinigen!

4 Door uw bloed, dat gij vergoten hebt, zijt gij schuldig geworden, en met uw drekgoden, die gij gemaakt hebt, hebt gij u verontreinigd, en hebt uw dagen doen naderen, en zijt tot uw jaren gekomen; daarom heb Ik u den heidenen overgegeven tot een smaad, en allen landen tot een spot.

5 Die nabij en verre van u zijn, zullen u bespotten, gij onreine van naam en vol van onrust!

6 Ziet, de vorsten Israels zijn in u geweest, een ieder naar zijn kracht, om bloed te vergieten.

Ezechiël 22:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 22

In this chapter a catalogue or list of the sins of the Jews is given; a comparison of them to dross is made, and they are dealt with accordingly; and a complaint is lodged against all ranks and orders of men for their sins; on account of which, there being no intercessor for them, they are threatened with captivity and destruction. The prophet is ordered to judge them, and lay before them their abominable sins, Eze 22:1,2, of which a long list is given, as murder, idolatry; contempt of parents; oppression of the stranger, fatherless, and widow; negligence of holy things; profanation of the sabbath; tale bearing, lewdness and uncleanness of various sorts; bribery, usury, extortion, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:3-13 for which the Lord threatens to deal with them in a manner that would be intolerable to them; that he would carry them captive, and scatter them among the Heathen, Eze 22:14-16, they are compared to dross, and as such should be gathered into a furnace, and melted down, Eze 22:17-21, all ranks and orders of men are complained of, because of their sins, and threatened, Eze 22:23,24, the prophets for their voraciousness, rapine, murder, and lies, Eze 22:25,28, the priests, for their violation of the law, neglect of holy things, and profanation of the sabbath, Eze 22:26, the princes, for their cruelty, murder, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:27, the people of the land, for their oppression and robbery, Eze 22:29, and there being none to stand in the gap for them, the Lord threatens to pour out his wrath upon them, and consume them, Eze 22:30,31.