Ez 14:12-23

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Justice in punishing Jerusalem (Eze 14:12-23)

Some were no doubt saying that God would not destroy Jerusalem as Ezekiel had been prophesying. God would surely spare the city out of consideration for the godly people within it, even though such godly people may have been few in number. Ezekiel replied that even if some of the godliest people who ever lived were in the city, God would still destroy it; though he would deliver the godly (Eze 14:12-14).

God’s punishment could take various forms, but the same basic principle would apply (Eze 14:15-18).

The righteousness of a few would not save the wicked from their just punishment (Eze 14:19-20).

Later some citizens of Jerusalem would escape the slaughter and come to join the exiles in Babylon. Then the exiles would see how corrupt the people of Jerusalem really were. The exiles would at last realize that God’s judgment on the city was indeed just (Eze 14:21-23).