9. exceeding--literally, "very, very"; doubled.
perverseness--"apostasy" [GROTIUS];
or, "wresting aside of justice."
Lord . . . forsaken . . . earth . . .
seeth not--The order is reversed from
Eze 8:12.
There they speak of His neglect of His people in their misery; here
they go farther and deny His providence
(Ps 10:11),
so that they may sin fearlessly. God, in answer to Ezekiel's question
(Eze 9:8),
leaves the difficulty unsolved; He merely vindicates His justice by
showing it did not exceed their sin: He would have us humbly acquiesce
in His judgments, and wait and trust.
JFB.
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