Bible Commentary

Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; [As] I live, surely they that [are] in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that [is] in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that [be] in the forts and in the caves shall die … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:27”

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor’s wife: and shall ye possess the land? 26. stand upon your sword ] Hardly means, the footing on which ye deal with men is the sword; but probably, ye occupy yourselves with the sword, cf. Eze 44:24. work abomination ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:26”

Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? 25. The claim of the remnant is repudiated by Ezek. with indignation. They persist in the sins for which their country fell, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:25”

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for inheritance. 24. Regarding those remaining in the land even before the fall of the city, cf. Eze 11:5-12; Eze 11:14-21; Jeremiah 24. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:24”

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 23 29. The confirmation by the fugitives of all his previous predictions gave the prophet boldness to speak anew, and what he says is but a continuation of that which he had said before, and had been so literally confirmed. He had predicted the city’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:23”

Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. 22. Though the date is inserted here, it is probably to be understood … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:22”

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. 21. The date here given is about a year and a half after the city’s fall. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:21”

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. Still blinded prejudice quarrels. Judge; call you to account, plead with you, and pass sentence. Every one: this is added to rouse every one up to repent of all sins, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:20”

But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. Verse 19. He shall live thereby] “The wages of sin is death;” the “gift of God is eternal life.” It is a miserable trade by which a man cannot live; such a trade is sin. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:19”

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 18, 19. These verses sum up the whole principles of the passage, cf. Eze 18:26-27. On Eze 33:20 cf. Eze 18:25; Eze 18:29. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges When the righteous turneth from his righteousness,…. This and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 33:18”