Ezekiel 22:5
“Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.”
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee,.... The neighbouring nations, as the Edomites,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
i. e., Countries near and afar oft shall mock thee, saying, “Ah! defiled in name; Ah! full of turbulence!”
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Those that be near - Both distant as well as neighboring provinces consider thee the most abandoned of characters; and…
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
much vexed full of tumults, Amo 3:9, and on ch. Eze 5:7.