Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:12

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

12. caused to fall iniquity ] lit. as marg.: were a stumbling-block of iniquity unto. Ch. Eze 7:19, Eze 14:3-4, Eze 18:30. On “idols,” Eze 44:10.

lift up mine hand ] i.e. sworn, Eze 20:5.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Ministered; acted as priests to idols, and in the name of idolatrous worshippers sacrificed to the idols.

Caused the house of Israel; were first occasion of fall to some, when their example was followed; and in after-times they seduced, persuaded, and urged them to serve their idols, and sacrifice to them, for this was the gain of the idol priests.

Lifted up mine hand; sworn against them, that they shall suffer for this their iniquity. This lifting up the hand is the form of an oath, Exo 6:8; Deu 32:40; Eze 20:5.

Their iniquity; the punishment of this sin; so it is Eze 14:10; 18:19,20; 23:35,49.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

Because they ministered unto them before their idols,…. Had officiated for them in the priest’s office, their idols being in the courts of the Lord at the same time; or preached unto them false doctrines, such as are not agreeable to the word of God; and led them into superstition and will worship, and confirmed them therein:

and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; or, “were for a stumbling block of iniquity” h; unto them the means of their stumbling and falling; by their ministrations, teaching them unsound doctrine; and by their practices and example, leading them into a way of false worship, and dissoluteness of life and conversation; who ought to have been examples to them in word and conversation, in faith and purity:

therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord; to smite and afflict them, and chastise them for the same; or, “upon them”, or “concerning them” i; and so it may be expressive of an oath, of which lifting up the hand is a sign; wherefore, that what the Lord had said of them might be believed and expected, he swears to it:

and they shall bear their iniquity; which is repeated for the confirmation and certainty of it; see Eze 44:10, what is meant by it follows.

h “in offendiculum iniquitatis”, Pagninus, Montanus; “offendiculo ad iniquitatem”, Junius Tremellius, Piscator “offendiculo pravitatis”, Starckius. i “super eos”, Pagninus, Montanus; “super ipsos”, Starckius; “super ipsis”, Cocceius.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Eze 44:12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

Ver. 12. Because they ministered unto them before their idols. ] Being carried down the stream of the times, and hurried away by violent temptation, which they afterwards regretted and repented of. So did not those Popish bishops and priests at the coming in of Queen Elizabeth, who were therefore worthily turned out, even fourteen bishops, six abbots, twelve deans, as many archdeacons, fifty prebendaries, fifteen presidents of colleges, many parsons, and other stiff mass priests. a

a Camden’s Elisabeth.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)