Ezekiel 22:10

Eze 22:10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

Ver. 10. In thee have they discovered their father’s nakedness,] i.e., Carnally known their father’s wives or concubines, Reuben-like. See 1Co 5:1. {See Trapp on "1Co 5:1"}

Humbled her,] i.e., Ravished her: which was a double crime. See Lev 18:19; Lev 20:18; Lev 15:25.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

22:10 fathers’ wives: See Lev 18:7-8. • force themselves on women who are menstruating: See Lev 15:19-24.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

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

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Verse 10. In thee have they discovered] They are guilty of the most abominable incest and unnatural lust.

In 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.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

10. Lev_18:7; Lev_20:11,—defiled their father’s wife, i.e. their stepmother, or some of their father’s concubines; cf. 2Sa_16:22.

set apart for pollution] unclean from her impurity, ch. Eze_18:6; Lev_18:19; Lev_20:18.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

In thee have they discovered their father's nakedness,.... Or, "he discovered" (b), or "uncovered", it being in the singular number; though the Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read in the plural; this, though committed, was done but by a few; it being a sin not so much as named among men, as for a man to lie with his father's wife, Co1 5:1 as Reuben did, Gen 35:22 and which is expressly forbidden; and is mentioned first as the capital sin of uncleanness, Lev 18:6,

in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution; ravished and deflowered such women who had their menstrues; to lie with such was prohibited by the law of God, Lev 18:19, so that here was a double sin committed; a rape of a woman, whether married or unmarried, at the time of her purgation or sickness; and such a copulation, which at another time would be lawful, ought to be abstained from at such a time, as prejudicial to themselves, and to their posterity, as well as contrary to the divine law.

(b) "revelavit", Montanus; "discooperuit", Vatablus; "retegit", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus; "sub. filius", Piscator.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Set apart for pollution - Or, “unclean by reason of impurity” Lev 12:2.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Father, his widow, their mother-in-law, or one of his wives.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Like wild Arabians, the worst of heathens, there have been and are some that incestuously defile their fathers’ bed.

Humbled; it seems to imply a force and violence offered to the persons, whether virgins or married, whom at unseasonable time they forced to satisfy their lusts: forbidden Lev 18:19; 20:18, and that on very just reasons, and for preventing many mischiefs, which follow such unseasonable commixtures.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

10, 11. This people, called to be a witness of Jehovah’s purity to all the earth, was going into the lowest depths of lust. There is no reason to doubt that this is a true picture of the corruption of this period. (See Jer_5:7; Amo_2:6-8; Hos_7:7, etc.) Yet the fact that the prophet could use the marriage covenant as he did, to figure the relation of Jerusalem to Jehovah, shows how much purer was the sentiment of the Jewish people even in their worst days than that of the nations surrounding them. (See Rom_1:28.) These commonest sins of the heathen were always against the Hebrew law (Lev_21:9; Lev_21:15; Lev_20:10; Lev_20:12; Lev_20:17).

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

This, well-nigh the vilest of all forms of incest, against which the horror naturalis of the heathen, as in the story of Hippolytus, uttered its protest, would seem to have been common among the corruptions of Israel (Amo_2:7; comp. 1Co_5:1) (For the sin described in the second clause, see notes on Eze_18:6)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Discovered - Defiled their fathers bed.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

General Information:

God continues to speak through Ezekiel about the terrible things that the people of Jerusalem have done. He speaks to the people of Jerusalem as if they were the city itself, and of the city of Jerusalem as if it were a woman. The word "you" is always feminine singular. (See: Apostrophe and Metonymy and Metaphor)

Within you

In all instances of this phrase, the writer refers to the people of Jerusalem as if they were the city itself, and of the city of Jerusalem as if it were a woman. AT: "within this city" or "among you people of Jerusalem" (See: Apostrophe and Metonymy and Metaphor)

men uncover the nakedness of their father

This means that a son sleeps with his father's wife. AT: "there are men who sleep with their father's wives" (See: Euphemism)

they have violated unclean women during their menstrual period ... commit abominations with their neighbors' wives ... make their own daughters-in-law shamefully unclean ... abuse their own sisters

These are all ways to express that the men have had slept with women they should not have and how sinful their actions are. AT: "They have raped unclean women during their menstrual period ... commit abominations by sleeping with their neighbors' wives... make their own daughters-in-law shamefully unclean by sleeping with them ... rape their own sisters" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

unclean

A person whom God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. Women were considered to be unclean during their menstrual period. (See: Metaphor)

to pour out blood

This speaks of murdering people as pouring out blood. AT: "to murder people" (See: Metaphor)

interest

This word refers to the money paid by a person to use borrowed money. However, some modern versions interpret "interest" in this passage as "too much interest."

you have damaged your neighbors through oppression

This means that they have oppressed their neighbors by charging them too much interest. AT: "you have oppressed your neighbors and made them poor" or "you have made your neighbors poor by charging too much interest" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

you have forgotten me

Refusing to obey Yahweh is like forgetting that he exists. (See: Metaphor)

this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11. AT: "this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)

translationWords

reveal

neighbor

shame

bribe

profit

neighbor

oppress

Lord Yahweh

declare

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