Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed,.... Not only she contracted guilt by the innocent blood she shed, but she was tried and found guilty; her guilt was notorious, plain, and…
Barnes' Notes
Thy days, - i. e., of judgment; “thy years,” i. e., of visitation (compare Eze 20:25, Eze 20:39). A reproach ... a mocking - Judah shall be like the Ammonites Eze 21:28.
Adam Clarke
Thou art become guilty in thy blood - Thou art guilty of blood.
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…
Cambridge Bible
The "blood" is not only that of her children sacrificed to the idols, but judicial and other murders, cf. Eze 22:22; Eze 22:22. Cf. Eze 23:37; Eze 24:6; Eze 24:9.
therefore have I made prophetic…
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