Ezekiel 22:11

And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
one	וְאִ֣ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
committed	עָשָׂה֙ 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
abomination	תּֽוֹעֵבָ֔ה to.'e.Vah	H8441	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
neighbour’s	רֵעֵ֗הוּ re.'E.hu	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת 'E.shet	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct
another	וְאִ֥ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
lewdly	בְזִמָּ֑ה ve.zi.Mah	H2154	a plan · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
defiled	טִמֵּ֣א ti.Me'	H2930	to be foul · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
law	כַּלָּת֖וֹ ka.la.To	H3618	a bride (as if perfect) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
another	וְאִ֛ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
humbled	עִנָּה 'i.nah-	H6031	to depress literally or figuratively · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sister	אֲחֹת֥וֹ 'a.cho.To	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father’s	אָבִ֖יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
daughter	בַת vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Leviticus 18:9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their…
Leviticus 18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is…
2 Samuel 13:14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
Leviticus 18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and…
Leviticus 20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon…
Ezekiel 18:11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 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 her hand as a prisoner at the bar; and, if prophets were set over other nations, much more over God's nation, Jer 1:10. This prophet is authorized to judge the bloody city, the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called, not only because she had been guilty of the particular sin of blood-shed, but because her crimes in general were bloody crimes (Eze 7:23), such as polluted her in her blood, and for which she deserved to have blood given her to drink. Now the business of a judge with a malefactor is to convict him of his crimes, and then to pass sentence upon him for them. The…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:10

set apart for pollution--that is, set apart as unclean (Lev 18:19).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:10

In thee have they discovered - They are guilty of the most abominable incest and unnatural lust. On thee have they humbled - In their unholy and unnatural connexions, they have not abstained from those set apart because of their infirmities. The catalogue of crimes that follow is too plain to require comment.

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:11

And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife,.... The sin of adultery, which is an abominable sin; it is so to God, and it should be so to man: or, "a man hath committed" (c); some man of note, a great man; for this sin prevailed among the princes and nobles: or "everyone"; it being a general vice, which obtained among all ranks, high and low, rich and poor: and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; his wife's daughter, or his son's wife, contrary to Leviticus 18:15, and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter: his own sister, begotten of the same father, though it may be not born of the same mother; yet the relation is too near for marriag…

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Dictionary and topics

Abomination — This word is used, (1.) To express the idea that the Egyptians considered themselves as defiled when they ate with strangers (Gen. 43:32). The Jews subsequently followed the same practice, holding it…
Gap — A rent or opening in a wall (Ezek. 13:5; comp. Amos 4:3). The false prophets did not stand in the gap (Ezek. 22: 30), i.e., they did nothing to stop the outbreak of wickedness.
Crime · PARTIAL LISTS OF — PARTIAL LISTS OF
Incest · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 22:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:1-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:10

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:11

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 22:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:1-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:10

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 22:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 22:10

Rashi on Ezekiel 22:9