Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great - literally, very, very; doubled.
The city full of perverseness - `apostasy' (Grotius); or, 'wresting aside of justice.'
For they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not - the order is reversed from Ezekiel 8:12. There they speak of His neglect of His people in their misery, which was their pretext for seeking help elsewhere, namely, from idols; here they go further, and deny His providence, so that they may sin fearlessly (Psalms 10:11, "He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: He hideth His face; He will never see it"). God, in answer to Ezekiel's question (Ezekiel 9:8), leaves the difficulty unsolved; He merely vindicates His justice by showing that, whatever amount of vengeance He might inflict, it did not exceed their sin: He would have us humbly acquiesce in His judgments, and wait and trust.