Bible Commentary

Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. 4. men of the east ] lit. children of the east, the nomad tribes of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 25:4”

And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 3. when it was desolate ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 25:3”

Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; Eze 25:2 I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste. Designs of avarice defeated All their (the Tyrians) care was to get estates and enlarge their trade, and they looked upon Jerusalem not as an enemy, but as a rival. Tyre … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 25:2”

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 1 7. Prophecy against Ammon The name of this people is usually the children of Ammon (Beni Ammon). This is the name both of the people and the country (in the latter case construed as fem. Eze 25:3 ; Eze 25:10). Ammon was recognised by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 25:1”

In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. 27. opened to him ] Or, with him, i.e. when he comes. Cf. Eze 3:26-27, Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:27”

[That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears? 26. that escapeth in that day ] on that day he that is escaped shall come. The phrase “on that day” is used with considerable latitude, to indicate the period marked by any great event … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:26”

Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, 25. their strength ] i.e. stronghold; the thing in which they placed confidence. joy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:25”

Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD. 24. is a sign ] shall be. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Ezekiel is unto you a sign; in what he doth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:24”

And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 23. pine away for ] in your iniquities; Eze 33:10; Lev 26:39. mourn one towards] moan. The unparalleled severity of the stroke … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:23”

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men. Ye shall do as I have done, when you are in captivity, where you cannot, may not use your own customs and rites on these or any other occasions. Ye shall not cover your lips: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:22”