Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 22:3

3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against her self to defile her self.

Ierusalem.

Is shedding blood, 'tis her present practice as well as her former, murthers are committed by her, and 'tis said the City did it, 'twas done with publick consent, and probably under, pretext of judiciary process to colour it, as in Naboths case, and as they would have done to Ieremiah.

This aggravates their murthers, and makes them more bloody, in that 'twas done where so many were, that should have been safety to the innocent, 'twas not done in a Wilderness.

The time of ripeness in her sins, and of execution of judgments on her for them.

This they did not design, they rather took away innocents, whom they surmised were dangerous to their state, to prevent, but this hastned the punishment.

Either maketh new images of their old Idols, or repaireth the decayed beauty of them. Or, taketh in new Gods of their Neighbours, who might help them, but all this is against themselves, for this doth more defile them, and provoke God to wrath against them.