Ezekiel 22:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their powerc to shed blood. ”

Ezekiel 22:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Render it: Behold the princes of Israel, each according to his might (literally “arm”) have been in thee in order to shed blood. They looked to might not right.
Ezekiel 22:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 22. The Sins of the Classes and the Masses. The doom which has just been described in such fiercely vivid terms contains only one allusion to the sins which justified it ( Ezekiel 21:23 f....
Ezekiel 22:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Behold . Figure of speech Asteriemes. App-6. princes . leaders. to their . according to their.
Ezekiel 22:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. Behold, the princes - Ye are a vile and murderous people, and your princes have been of the same character. Like pe...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood - rather, 'The princes .....
Ezekiel 22:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Another Indictment of Jerusalem The various religious and social evils that prevail in the city are recited ( Ezekiel 22:1-11 ). Their coming punishment is then predicted, first in direct terms (...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Were in thee to their power. — The tense is the same with that of the verbs in Ezekiel 22:7 , and both should be translated alike; the order of the words should also be changed: “The princes of Is...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1-31 ; Ezekiel 24:1-27 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the...
Ezekiel 22:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next movement described the utter evil of the city. Its fundamental sins of bloodshed and idolatry were named and denounced, and the resultant evils were described. These consisted of the oppress...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The opening of this chapter, in the words of the Lord, is put into the form of a question, not only of judging, but it seems as if the Lord condescended to ask His servant, whether he had ought to sa...
Ezekiel 22:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, the princes of Israel ,.... Those that belonged to the royal family, or the nobles of the land, or the members of the grand sanhedrim of the nation: everyone were in thee to their power to...
Ezekiel 22:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. Ver. 6. Behold the princes of Israel. ] Here beginneth the black bill or bed roll. And as in a fish corruption b...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, the princes of Israel , &c. Probably the members of the great sanhedrim, or the king's counsellors and chief officers, are here intended; every one in thee Not one to be found of a mor...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sins of Jerusalem. B. C. 591. 1 Moreover the word of the L ORD came unto me, saying...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He was in Ezekiel 23:2 commanded to show the Jews all their abominations. Now he is directed to begin with the greatest first, either those of the royal family, or else such as adhered close to t...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Behold the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in you to shed blood. In you have they treated dismissively the authority of father and mother. In the midst of you they hav...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE SINS OF JERUSALEM AND ISRAEL: THE GENERAL CORRUPTION OF PROPHETS, PRIESTS, PRINCES, AND PEOPLE (Chap. 22) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—We have here another description of the sins of Jerusalem and Israel;...
Ezekiel 22:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 22:8 . Thou hast profaned my sabbaths, the sabbatical days and years. This is repeated in Ezekiel 23:38 , to show that the desecration of holy things filled up the measure of Judah's sin:...
Ezekiel 22:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 22:1 , Ezekiel 22:2 Moreover , etc. The word connects what follows with the word of the Lord which began in Ezekiel 20:2 . That connection is, indeed, sufficient...
Ezekiel 22:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Weight of Jerusalem's Guilt
Ezekiel 22:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:8 ; Ezekiel 22:27 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Jeremiah 2:26 ; Jeremiah 2:27 ; Jeremiah 32:32 ; Jeremiah 5:5 ; Micah 2:1 ; Micah 3:1-3 ; Micah 3:9-11 ; Nehemiah 9:34 ; Zechariah 3:3
Ezekiel 22:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Every one — Not one to be found of a more merciful temper. To their power — According to their ability.

Ezekiel 22:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 22:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 22:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 22:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 22:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 22:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 22:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 22:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 22:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes