Bible Commentary

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, The fourth word of judgment Ezek. 22:1-16. The sins which have brought ruin upon Jerusalem are the sins which disgraced the pagan inhabitants of Canaan, whom the Israelites were to cast out (compare Lev. 18). The commission of like sins would insure like judgment. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 22:1”

Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no [more] remembered: for I the LORD have spoken [it]. 32. Cf. Eze 25:10. Ammon shall perish in his own land. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 32. Thou shalt be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:32”

And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, [and] skillful to destroy. 31. brutish men ] i.e. wild and savage men. So in Eze 25:4 it is the “men of the east,” the children … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:31”

Shall I cause [it] to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 30. Shall I return ] Return it into its sheath! Ammon is commanded to put back his sword to its sheath; his dreams of conquests abroad are vain, he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:30”

While they see vanity unto thee, while they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of [them that are] slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity [shall have] an end. 29. they see vanity unto thee ] i.e. Ammon’s soothsayers falsely hold out the prospect to it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:29”

And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 28. the sword is drawn ] Rather with disregard of the accents: a sword, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:28”

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [him]. 27. and it shall be no more] Or, yea this it shall not be (or, it is gone!). “This” does not refer to the condition introduced by the overturning, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:27”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this [shall] not [be] the same: exalt [him that is] low, and abase [him that is] high. 26. The term “diadem” is used of the mitre of the high-priest, Exo 28:4. There can be no reference to the high-priest here, the passage … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:26”

And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity [shall have] an end, 25. profane wicked prince ] Or, and thou wicked one, who art to be slain, prince of Israel. The sense “profane” is not quite certain, cf. fem., Lev 21:7; Lev 21:14. when iniquity an end ] in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:25”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, [I say], that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 24. so that in appear ] Or, so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:24”