Ezekiel 22:29

“The people of the land have used oppression, &c.] The common people, the more powerful among them, such as were in greatest authority in cities and towns, in neighbourhoods and families, the richest among them; these oppressed the poor, and those that were under them, the servants of them, and tenants to them, and who were not able to defend themselves against them: the Septuagint and Syriac versions understand this of the prophets using the people of the land ill: and exercised robbery; such who had not the power as others had, became thieves and robbers, went on the highway, and took men’s money from them; broke up houses, and plundered them, and stole away their goods: and have vexed the…”

“The people--put last, after the mention of those in office. Corruption had spread downwards through the whole community. wrongfully--that is, "without cause," gratuitously, without the stranger proselyte giving any just provocation; nay, he of all others being one who ought to have been won to the worship of Jehovah by kindness, instead of being alienated by oppression; especially as the Israelites were commanded to remember that they themselves had been "strangers in Egypt" (Exo 22:21; Exo 23:9).”

“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'…”

“people: Eze 22:7, Eze 18:12; Isa 5:7, Isa 10:2, Isa 59:3-7; Jer 5:26-28, Jer 5:31, Jer 6:13; Amo 3:10; Mic 2:2, Mic 3:3; Jam 5:4 oppression: or, deceit oppressed: Eze 22:7, Eze 22:7; Exo 22:21, Exo 23:9; Lev 19:33; Psa 94:6; Mat 25:43 wrongfully: Heb. without right Ezekiel 22:30”