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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 22:5 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Eze 22:5	King James	Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
infamous--They mockingly call thee, "Thou polluted one in name (Margin), and full of confusion" [FAIRBAIRN], (referring to the tumultuous violence prevalent in it). Thus the nations "far and near" mocked her as at once sullied in character and in actual fact lawless. What a sad contrast to the Jerusalem once designated "'the holy city!"

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

infamous--They mockingly call thee, "Thou polluted one in name (Margin), and full of confusion" [FAIRBAIRN], (referring to the tumultuous violence prevalent in it). Thus the nations "far and near" mocked her as at once sullied in character and in actual fact lawless. What a sad contrast to the Jerusalem once designated "'the holy city!"

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
i. e., Countries near and afar oft shall mock thee, saying, "Ah! defiled in name; Ah! full of turbulence!"

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

i. e., Countries near and afar oft shall mock thee, saying, "Ah! defiled in name; Ah! full of turbulence!"

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Much vexed - Afflicted, impoverished, and ruined.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Much vexed - Afflicted, impoverished, and ruined.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Those that be near - Both distant as well as neighboring provinces consider thee the most abandoned of characters; and through thee many have been involved in distress and ruin.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Those that be near - Both distant as well as neighboring provinces consider thee the most abandoned of characters; and through thee many have been involved in distress and ruin.

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