Bible Commentary

Because [it is] a trial, and what if [the sword] contemn even the rod? it shall be no [more], saith the Lord GOD. 13. Because it is a trial ] Or, for there is a trial. So accented the word occurs again Isa 28:16, a stone of trial (tried stone). The word might be read … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:13”

Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it [shall be] upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon [thy] thigh. 12. terrors the sword ] With R. V. they (the princes) are delivered over to the sword … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:12”

And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. Verse 11. This sword is sharpened] It is prepared for the slaughter, it is furbished; from the French, foubir, to polish, brighten. He shall have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:11”

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, [as] every tree. 10. should we then make mirth ] lit., or shall we make mirth? These words with the rest to the end of the verse appear … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:10”

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: Eze 21:9-11 Should we then make mirth? Mirth unreasonable in the unconverted I. Because they are under condemnation. The sword is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter. Should … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:9”

Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 8 17. The destroying sword of the Lord. The violent agitation of the prophet at the thought of the coming destruction finds expression in a wild and irregular ode upon the sword of the Lord. The general sense of the poem is discernible, but as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:8”

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:7”

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 6, 7. Agitation of the prophet at the tidings of the coming calamity. This agitation of his is only a symbol of the dismay and paralysis that shall overtake all when the calamity comes. On the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:6”

That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more. Verse 5. It shall not return any more.] That is, till all the work that I have designed for it is done. Nor did it; for Nebuchadnezzar never rested till he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:5”

Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: The righteous and the wicked – take the place of every green tree and every dry tree Eze 20:47; all faces that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:4”