Ezekiel 22:28

“And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, &c.] Palliated their sins, declared it to be right to shed the blood they did; and seize on the estates of men; but this, though it might for a while satisfy the consciences of these princes, and stop the clamours of the people against them; yet would not last long, but be like the building of a wall with bad stuff, which will not stand; and daubing it with mortar, which will soon wash off. So the Targum, “and the false prophets which are in the midst of her are like to those that build a wall, and daub it with mere clay, without straw;” (See Gill on “<261310>Ezekiel 13:10”). Seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them; pretending…”

“Referring to the false assurances of peace with which the prophets flattered the people, that they should not submit to the king of Babylon (see on Eze 13:10; Eze 21:29; Jer 6:14; Jer 23:16-17; Jer 27:9-10).”

“The sixth word of judgment. The special sins of princes, priests, and people. Ezekiel 22:26 Violated - Better as in margin; to offer “violence” to the Law is to misinterpret it. It was the special office of the priests to keep up the distinction between “holy” and “unholy,” “clean” and “unclean” Leviticus 10:10. Ezekiel 22:28 See the marginal reference note. Ezekiel 22:30 The land might be said to perish for the lack of such interpositions as saved their forefathers when Moses “stood in the gap.” This was a proof of the general corruption, that there was not in the city sufficient righteousness to save it from utter destruction. Prince, prophet, priest, all fail. return to 'Top of Page'…”

“Daubed them - Flattered them, in their ways of sin. Untempered mortar - With promises that like ill - tempered mortar, will deceive them, though all seems at present smooth and safe. Ezekiel 22:30”

“prophets: The prophets employed all their ingenuity to varnish over the crimes of the princes (the antecedent to them), to palliate their offences, and to conceal their faults, while they were like ravening wolves, and took bribes to shed innocent blood. By these means they shared the dishonest gains with the princes, or availed themselves of their authority to gratify their avarice or revenge. Eze 22:25, Eze 13:10-16; Isa 30:10; Jer 8:10, Jer 8:11 seeing: Eze 13:22, Eze 13:23, Eze 21:29; Jer 23:25-32; Lam 2:14; Zep 3:4 Thus saith the Lord: Eze 13:6, Eze 13:7; Jer 23:21, Jer 28:2, Jer 28:15, Jer 29:8, Jer 29:9, Jer 37:19 Ezekiel 22:29”