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Ezekiel 22:8

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 22:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
Ezekiel 22:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one [and] full of tumult.
6Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.
7In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
8Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
10In thee have they uncovered their fathers` nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor`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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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thou hast despised mine holy things, &c.] The holy place, the temple, and the worship of it; holy persons, the priests that officiated there; holy sacrifices offered up by them; the holy word of God read and explained; and all holy ordinances there administered. These words are directed to Jerusalem, the holy city, and to the inhabitants of it, who ought to have been holy men: and hast profaned my sabbaths; by doing their own work, and neglecting the service of God; and which was an inlet, as it usually is, to all manner of sin.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thou - O Jerusalem. Mine holy things - All mine institutions, temple, sacrifices, feasts. Ezekiel 22:9”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 22:26, Eze 20:13, Eze 20:21, Eze 20:24, Eze 23:38, Eze 23:39; Lev 19:30; Amo 8:4-6; Mal 1:6-8, Mal 1:12 Ezekiel 22:9”
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