I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land, but I found no one

Ezekiel 22:17-31

Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are but the dross of silver. 

As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted inside her, and you will know that I the Lord have poured out my wrath on you.’

There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her. Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain. Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’—when the Lord has not spoken. The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.

I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Why?

The Lord declares that Jerusalem will be destroyed like silver is melted in a furnace. They are but the dross of silver.

There were many crimes by the princes, officials, and people of the land. The Lord described their crimes to Ezekiel in detail of their behaviors.

If there were someone among them doing right building up the wall and standing before the Lord in the gap, God would not destroy this city. But no one exists.

How?

Am I a righteous man before the Lord? No, I am a sinner, may the Holy Spirit help me walk on the right way of the Lord and keep closer heart to the Lord.