Bible Commentary

And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that [are] round about you. Eze 11:12 But have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you. Yielding to ones surroundings … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:12”

This [city] shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; [but] I will judge you in the border of Israel: 11, 12. Eze 11:11-12 are wanting in LXX. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 11. I will judge you in the border of Israel,] Though … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:11”

Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD. 10. in the border of Israel ] far away from the city, which they hoped would protect them. Cf. Jer 52:26, “So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard took them and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:10”

And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 9. hands of strangers ] i.e. foreign conquerors, the Babylonians. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 9. And deliver you into the hands of strangers] This seems to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:9”

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD. 8. have feared ] Ye fear. The language of the ruling class, in spite of its recklessness ( Eze 11:3), betrays the consciousness of the risks they incur; and their fears shall be more than verified. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:8”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they [are] the flesh, and this [city is] the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 7. Those slain in the midst of Jerusalem will be the only “flesh” that will remain … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:7”

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 6. Comp. ch. Eze 22:25, Eze 7:23. Those opposed to the schemes of the ruling party, or suspected of opposition, were openly or on various pretexts cut off. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Many … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:6”

And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, [every one of] them. 5. things that come into your mind ] i.e. your projects. Apparently as yet the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:5”

Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 4. The prophet felt called to prophesy against these men and all this is part of the vision. See on ch. Eze 3:21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For this their atheistical temper and words, tell them beforehand what they shall suffer. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:4”

Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh. 3. It is not near; let us build ] Rather as R.V. The time to build houses is not near, lit. the building of houses is not near. The phrase “to build houses” is to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:3”