5 Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, you infamous city, full of turmoil.
5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous
5 Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you; your name is defiled; you are full of tumult.
5 From far and near they'll deride you as infamous in filth, notorious for chaos.
5 Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult.
5 OÂ infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 22:5
Commentary on Ezekiel 22:1-16
(Read Ezekiel 22:1-16)
The prophet is to judge the bloody city; the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called, because of her crimes. The sins which Jerusalem stands charged with, are exceeding sinful. Murder, idolatry, disobedience to parents, oppression and extortion, profanation of the sabbath and holy things, seventh commandment sins, lewdness and adultery. Unmindfulness of God was at the bottom of all this wickedness. Sinners provoke God because they forget him. Jerusalem has filled the measure of her sins. Those who give up themselves to be ruled by their lusts, will justly be given up to be portioned by them. Those who resolve to be their own masters, let them expect no other happiness than their own hands can furnish; and a miserable portion it will prove.