Bible Commentary

Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols [wherewith] they had polluted it: 18. The effect of these sins was to awaken the fury of Jehovah. The “blood” may be murder from violence or judicial murder, so often reprobated in the earlier … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:18”

Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 16 23. Israel’s past history and the principles which it illustrates 17. When in their own land the people … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:17”

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 16 38. Not for Israel’s sake but for his own name’s sake does Jehovah do all this in behalf of his people The passage is remarkable and deserves to be studied almost more than any other part of Ezek. when one is seeking to understand … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:16”

Neither will I cause [men] to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD. 15. Read peoples for people, as usual. cause thy nations to fall ] Rather: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:15”

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. Bereave – Or, as in the margin: i. e., the land shall not prove the ruin of its inhabitants by tempting them (as of old time) to the sin of idolatry. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:14”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou [land] devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 13. Comp. the report of the spies, Num 13:32, “the land is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof.” The land whose population perishes of scarcity is regarded as itself devouring them. It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:13”

Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, [even] my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them [of men]. 12. bereave them of men ] Properly the term means to bereave of children, here it is used generally, to bereave … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:12”

And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD. 11. Jer 31:27; Jer 33:12-13; Hos 2:23; Zec 8:4-5. On “old … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:11”

And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be built: 10. Cf. Eze 36:33; Isa 58:12; Isa 61:4; Zec 8:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 10. wastes builded Isa 58:12;Isa 61:4; Amo 9:11;Amo 9:12; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:10”

For, behold, I [am] for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: Eze 36:9 And ye shall be tilled and sown. A vision of the field I. Mans heart by nature is like a waste field. 1. He brings forth no fruit unto God. Leave him alone and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 36:9”