Bible Commentary

Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity. 11. defiled my sanctuary ] The commentary on this is supplied by ch. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:11”

Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. 10. the fathers shall eat the sons ] Neither is this, as it might be, a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:10”

And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 9. that which I have not done ] This is no mere rhetorical threat. It is possible that the miseries of the siege and exile were no greater … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:9”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, [am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. 8. in the sight of the nations ] The nations saw Israel’s wickedness, and they shall also see her judgments, and they shall know that Jehovah is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:8”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that [are] round about you, [and] have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that [are] round about you; 7 17. Because she has surpassed the nations in evil, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:7”

And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that [are] round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. 6. Read: And she hath rebelled against my Judgments to do wickedness more than the nations, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:6”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [is] Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries [that are] round about her. 5. This is Jerusalem ] Or, this Jerusalem I set it! (Exo 32:1; Eze 40:45). Jerusalem is placed emphatically at the head of the sentence; the thoughts which the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:5”

Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; [for] thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. 4. Yet of those preserved some shall be cast into the fire and consumed. thereof shall a fire ] therefrom, i.e. from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:4”

Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. 3. few in number ] Or, “by number,” accurately numbering them. (Isa 40:26.) Of those dispersed a few shall meantime be preserved. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Of the third part a few are yet to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:3”

Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 5:2”