13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
13 " 'I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
13 "Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.
13 "'Now look! I've clapped my hands, calling everyone's attention to your rapacious greed and your bloody brutalities.
13 "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst.
13 "But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 22:13
Commentary on Ezekiel 22:1-16
(Read Ezekiel 22:1-16)
The prophet is to judge the bloody city; the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called, because of her crimes. The sins which Jerusalem stands charged with, are exceeding sinful. Murder, idolatry, disobedience to parents, oppression and extortion, profanation of the sabbath and holy things, seventh commandment sins, lewdness and adultery. Unmindfulness of God was at the bottom of all this wickedness. Sinners provoke God because they forget him. Jerusalem has filled the measure of her sins. Those who give up themselves to be ruled by their lusts, will justly be given up to be portioned by them. Those who resolve to be their own masters, let them expect no other happiness than their own hands can furnish; and a miserable portion it will prove.