Ezekiel 22:5

5 Countries nearby and countries far away sneer at you because of your lawlessness.

Ezekiel 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:5

Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock
thee
The neighbouring nations, as the Edomites, Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites; and distant ones, as the Babylonians, Medes, and Persians; all that either hear of, or see their misery, shall rejoice at it, and triumph over them: which art infamous and much vexed;
or they shall say, O thou of an infamous name and character; who hast defiled thy name, got a blot upon it, and lost thy credit by thy conduct and behaviour; and now fretting and vexing under the afflictions and calamities that lie upon thee: or whose tumults are many, as the Targum; who hast been full of noise, and factions, and tumults; thou art now come to a righteous end.

Ezekiel 22:5 In-Context

3 Tell the city what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: Because you have murdered so many of your own people and have defiled yourself by worshiping idols, your time is coming.

4 You are guilty of those murders and are defiled by the idols you made, and so your day is coming, your time is up! That is why I have let the nations make fun of you and all the countries sneer at you.

5 Countries nearby and countries far away sneer at you because of your lawlessness.

6 All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.

7 None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.