Bible Commentary

Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath,…. Not only gather them in wrath, as before; but blow upon them in wrath, which is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:21”

[As] they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt [it]; so will I gather [you] in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave [you there], and melt you. They; founders, who melt down metals to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:20”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 19. midst of Jerusalem ] Cf. ch. 24. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 19. I will gather you] Jerusalem is represented here as the fining pot; all the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:19”

Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver. 18. dross of silver ] In construction “silver” is in apposition with dross. For the figure cf. Isa 1:22; Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:18”

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17 22. Judgment on Israel under the figure of a smelting furnace. Israel is dross and base metal, which must be flung into the furnace. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The fifth word of judgment. The furnace. In the besieged city the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:17”

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD. 16. take thine inheritance ] According to the points: and thou shalt be profaned in (through) thyself. The idea that Jehovah “profanes” his people by casting them out of their land is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:16”

And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 15. Cf. ch. Eze 23:27-28, Eze 36:25; Eze 36:29. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges I will scatter thee, as the wind scatters chaff, among the heathen, the worst of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:15”

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken [it], and will do [it]. 14. Cf. Eze 21:7, “every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Can thine heart endure? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:14”

Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. 13 22. The judgment on these vices 13. smitten mine hand ] clapped my hands, cf. Eze 21:14; Eze 21:17, Eze 6:11. The gesture is expressive of violent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:13”

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. 12. taken gifts ] i.e. bribes, said of judges, Exo 23:8; Isa 1:23; Mic 3:11 Cf. ch. Eze 18:13, Eze 23:35. by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:12”