[Ezekiel 5:6]

And she has changed My judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and My statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused My judgments and My statutes, they have not walked in them. [Ezekiel 5:6 AKJV]

But Jerusalem rebelled against My commands and showed that she was more wicked than the other nations, more disobedient than the countries around her. Jerusalem rejected My commands and refused to keep My laws.
[Ezekiel 5:6 GNT]

DEGENERATION OF JERUSALEM

The 'middling Jerusalem' that's always in the midst or surrounded by nations did not remain a righteous city in their midst but became the most unrighteous and the most wicked city in the midst of the nations surrounding her. The surrounding nations were not much violating the Judgments, the Laws and the Commandments of God compared to how much Jerusalem in their midst were violating and rebelling against the Laws and Ordinances of the Supreme Court or Supreme Being. The Bible verse above corroborates this.

Disregarding the Laws, Ordinances and Judgments of God makes people become degenerate. This was not a case of evil corrupts good manners; rather it was a case of departing from the Laws and Judgments of God degenerates the good.

The city that was supposed to be the light in the midst of the nations surrounding her, became grossly darkness. Instead of being the city of righteousness to its surrounding nations or neighboring countries, Jerusalem because the Resident Evil city in their midst, corrupting the surrounding.

How did that Jerusalem get so degenerate in the midst of the surrounding nations? How did that city became so morally robbed considering the city has custody of the greatest temple of God on earth in her, has the best collection of wisdom, justice system, laws, ordinances, culture, tradition and priesthood system? What more was needed spiritually and morally that was not available to her?

Like someone said, "Judas Iscariot had the best Pastor, the best Teacher, the best Master (Jesus Christ) and yet Judas Iscariot turned out the worst student, evil goat, a most corrupt and indisciplined disciple." Is it that the Teacher or Pastor did not know how to teach or shepherd? He was the best.

The Sower sowed the good seeds, but the grounds that received the same seeds brought forth different results and harvests: some brought forth thorns and Tares, some brought nothing at all as if nothing good was ever sown there, some managed to bring forth thirty fold and sixty fold, but there are those who brought forth 100 fold.