Ezekiel 22:4
“Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed,.... Not only she contracted guilt by the innocent blood she…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy days, - i. e., of judgment; “thy years,” i. e., of visitation (compare Eze 20:25, Eze 20:39). A reproach ... a…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou art become guilty in thy blood - Thou art guilty of blood.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 22:1-16
In these verses the prophet by a commission from Heaven sits as a judge upon the bench, and Jerusalem is made to hold up…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The "blood" is not only that of her children sacrificed to the idols, but judicial and other murders, cf. Eze 22:22; Eze…
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