Bible Commentary

And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. 8. from one side to another ] lit. from thy side to thy side. Here the prophet represents those pressed by the rigours of the siege, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:8”

Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. 7. Therefore thou shalt set ] With R.V., and thou shalt set with thine arm uncovered. In this verse the prophet resumes Eze 4:1-3, representing the besiegers; he sets his face towards … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:7”

And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year. 6. In Eze 4:5 the number of days for Israel is stated to be 390, and in Eze 4:6 the number … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:6”

For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 5. Read with R.V., for I have appointed the years of their iniquity to be unto thee a number of days, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:5”

Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 4. lay the iniquity upon it ] The meaning seems to be that as when one lies on his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:4”

Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it [for] a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This [shall be] a sign to the house of Israel. 3. an iron pan ] As … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:3”

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set [battering] rams against it round about. 2. a fort against it ] The word is always used in the sing., though sometimes rightly rendered forts (2Ki 25:1), as the term … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:2”

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem: 1. take thee a tile ] or, brick. The brick would be such as those found in the ruins of the cities of Mesopotamia, covered with figures and inscriptions, engraved on them when … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 4:1”

But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they [are] a rebellious house. 27. Eventually the prophet’s mouth will be opened, his word will be confirmed, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 3:27”

And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house. 26. I will make thy tongue cleave ] The restraint imposed by the opposition of the people is acquiesced in by God, it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 3:26”