Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee - not only the remnant in Judea, but those at the Chebar, though less flagrantly, betrayal the same unbelieving spirit.
Talking against thee - though going to the prophet to hear the word of the Lord, they criticised, in an unfriendly spirit, his peculiarities of manner and his enigmatical style (Ezekiel 20:49), making these the excuse for their impenitence. Their talking was not directly "against" Ezekiel, for they professed to like his ministrations (cf. Ezekiel 33:32); but God's Word speaks of things as they really are, not as they appear.
By the walls - in the public haunts. In the East groups assemble under the walls of their houses in winter for conversation.
And in the doors of the houses - privately.
And speak one to another ... Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. Their motive was curiosity, seeking pastime and gratification of the ear (2 Timothy 4:3); not reformation of the heart. Compare Johanan's consultation of Jeremiah, to hear the word of the Lord without desiring to do it, (Jeremiah 42:1-22; Jeremiah 43:1-13.)