{"id":20708,"date":"2022-09-24T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-1217\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T08:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T13:38:34","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-1217","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-1217\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:17"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <strong> 17 20<\/strong>. A new symbol of the terror and violence and desolation about to come upon the land.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> He was a sign to them in digging and bearing his stuff, now he must be a sign to them in another manner. <\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying.<\/strong> Here follows another sign of the desolation of the Jews, which the prophet was unto them; as the former signified their going into captivity, this their famine and distress at the siege of Jerusalem, and the dreadful calamities attending and following that.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> Sign Depicting the Terrors and Consequences of the Conquest of Jerusalem<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 12:17<\/span>. <em> And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, <\/em> <span class='bible'>Eze 12:18<\/span>.<em> Son of man, thou shalt eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and trouble; <\/em> <span class='bible'>Eze 12:19<\/span>.<em> And say to the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in the land of Israel, They will eat their bread in trouble, and drink their water in amazement, because her land is laid waste of all its fulness for the wickedness of all who dwell therein. <\/em> <span class='bible'>Eze 12:20<\/span>.<em> And the inhabited cities become desolate, and the land will be laid waste; that ye may learn that I am Jehovah.<\/em> &#8211; The carrying out of this sign is not mentioned; not that there is any doubt as to its having been done, but that it is simply taken for granted. The trouble and trembling could only be expressed by means of gesture.  , generally an earthquake or violent convulsion; here, simply shaking, synonymous with  , trembling. &ldquo;Bread and water&rdquo; is the standing expression for food; so that even here the idea of scanty provisions is not to be sought therein. This idea is found merely in the signs of anxiety and trouble with which Ezekiel was to eat his food.  = &#8216;  , &ldquo;upon the land,&rdquo; equivalent to &ldquo;in the land.&rdquo; This is appended to show that the prophecy does not refer to those who had already been carried into exile, but to the inhabitants of Jerusalem who were still in the land. For the subject-matter, compare <span class='bible'>Eze 4:16-17<\/span>.  indicates not the intention, &ldquo;in order that,&rdquo; but the motive, &ldquo;because.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Keil &amp; Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><TABLE BORDER=\"0\" CELLPADDING=\"1\" CELLSPACING=\"0\"> <TR> <TD> <P ALIGN=\"LEFT\" STYLE=\"background: transparent;border: none;padding: 0in;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\"> <span style='font-size:1.25em;line-height:1em'><I><SPAN STYLE=\"background: transparent\"><SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">Prediction of the Famine.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><\/span><\/P> <\/TD> <TD> <P ALIGN=\"RIGHT\" STYLE=\"background: transparent;border: none;padding: 0in\"> <SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\"><FONT SIZE=\"1\" STYLE=\"font-size: 8pt\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-style: normal\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-weight: normal\"><SPAN STYLE=\"background: transparent\"><SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">B. C.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-style: normal\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-weight: normal\"><SPAN STYLE=\"background: transparent\"><SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\"> 593.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P> <\/TD> <\/TR>  <\/TABLE> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 17 Moreover the word of the <B>LORD<\/B> came to me, saying, &nbsp; 18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; &nbsp; 19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord G<B>OD<\/B> of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, <I>and<\/I> of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. &nbsp; 20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I <I>am<\/I> the <B>LORD<\/B>.<\/P> <P> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Here again the prophet is made a sign to them of the desolations that were coming on Judah and Jerusalem. 1. He must himself eat and drink in care and fear, especially when he was in company, <span class='bible'>Eze 12:17<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 12:18<\/span>. Though he was under no apprehension of danger to himself, but lived in safety and plenty, yet he must <I>eat his bread with quaking<\/I> (the bread of sorrows, <span class='bible'>Ps. cxxvii. 2<\/span>) <I>and drink his water with trembling and with carefulness,<\/I> that he might express the calamitous condition of those that should be in Jerusalem during the siege; not that he must dissemble and pretend to be in fear and care when really he was not; but having to foretel this judgment, to show that he firmly believed it himself, and yet was far from desiring it, in the prospect of it he was himself affected with grief and fear. Note, When ministers speak of the ruin coming upon impenitent sinners they must endeavour to speak feelingly, as those that <I>know the terrors of the Lord;<\/I> and they must be content to endure hardness, so that they may but do good. 2. He must tell them that <I>the inhabitants of Jerusalem<\/I> should in like manner eat and drink with care and fear, <span class='bible'>Eze 12:19<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 12:20<\/span>. Both those that have their home in Jerusalem and those <I>of the land of Israel<\/I> that come to shelter themselves there, <I>shall eat their bread with carefulness and drink their water with astonishment,<\/I> either because they are afraid it will not hold out, but they shall want shortly, or because they are continually expecting the alarms of the enemy, <I>their life hanging in doubt before them<\/I> (<span class='bible'>Deut. xxiii. 66<\/span>), so that what they have they shall have no enjoyment of nor will it do them any good. Note, Care and fear, if they prevail, are enough to embitter all our comforts and are themselves very sore judgments. They shall be reduced to these straits that thus by degrees, and by the hand of those that thus straiten them, both city and country may be laid in ruins; for it is no less than an utter destruction of both that is aimed at in these judgments&#8211;<I>that her land may be desolate from all<\/I> the fulness thereof, may be stripped of all its ornaments and robbed of all its fruits, and then of course <I>the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste,<\/I> for they are <I>served by the field.<\/I> This universal desolation was coming upon them, and then no wonder that they eat their bread with care and fear. Now we are here told, (1.) How bad the cause of this judgment was; it is <I>because of the violence of all those that dwell therein,<\/I> their injustice and oppression, and the mischief they did one another, for which God would reckon with them, as well as for the affronts put upon him in his worship. Note, The decay of virtue in a nation brings on a decay of every thing else; and when neighbours devour one another it is just with God to bring enemies upon them to devour them all. (2.) How good the effect of this judgment should be: <I>You shall know that I am the Lord;<\/I> and if, by these judgments, they learn to know him aright, that will make up the loss of all they are deprived of by these desolations. Those are happy afflictions, how grievous soever to flesh and blood, that help to introduce us into and improve us in an acquaintance with God.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Matthew Henry&#8217;s Whole Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p style='margin-left:4.65em'><strong>THE FINAL AND FULL CAPTIVITY AT HAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verses 17-20:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style='margin-left:4.99em'><strong>THE BREAD AND WATER SYMBOL, v. 17-20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 17 reasserts <\/strong>Ezekiel&#8217;s claim to receive His message from the Lord, a message of judgment for sin and available redemption for men, <span class='bible'>Act 10:43<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Pe 1:20-21<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 3:16-17<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 18 directs <\/strong>Ezekiel to eat his bread (food) with quaking or trembling fear, and drink his water with trembling and reverent care, or respect toward God, who had <strong>called him, informed <\/strong>him, by word and vision, and <strong>commissioned <\/strong>him as a Divine prophet <strong>to speak <\/strong>to the people of the land as follows: See <span class='bible'>2Pe 1:20-21<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 19 proceeds <\/strong>to direct him to tell the people of the land (those in Babylon) what should surely befall their remaining brethren back in Jerusalem and the land of Israel. They would eat their bread with carefulness (watchful fear), and drink their water with astonishment, that their land should become desolate. And it was stated that the cause of the pillage, plunder, and desolation would be their own violence, brother against brother that brought the wrath of God down upon them, as described more fully <span class='bible'>2Ki 25:1-16<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 20 concludes <\/strong>that &#8220;the cities that are inhabited&#8221; should be laid waste, desolated, and the land should be desolated. Then, by this, they should know that the Lord was the true God, not their idols, <span class='bible'>Exo 20:1-5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Psa 115:4-9<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> The Prophet is now ordered to represent the famine which awaited the Jews in both the siege and exile. But this prophecy ought to be especially referred to the time of the siege; for the Jews were in continual fear, and thought that by means of their garrison they would be impregnable. But as the Lord had often removed this trust from them, so he does now: hence therefore that miserable anxiety and fear, so that they never ate their bread but in fear, nor drank their water but in confusion. For a besieged city always fears for itself, and then the enemy so harasses them that fatigue at length compels the besieged to surrender. And it is probable, since the army of the Chaldees could often attempt to take the city with ease and without any great loss, that the Jews would daily be subject to fresh terrors, so that they could neither eat bread nor drink water except in anxiety and confusion. But because simple and unadorned teaching would not have been effective among the ten tribes and the Jews, hence an outward symbol is added. The Prophet therefore is the image of the besieged people, and hence he is ordered  to eat his bread with trembling,  that the spectacle might the more affect these slow and slothful men. By and bye the application follows,  thou shalt say to the people of the land  I do not doubt that he here means the ten tribes: hence the land signifies Chaldea, and those regions through which the exiles were dispersed. As we have before seen, it was to their advantage to hear this, because they thought that the Jews remaining at home were treated well, and themselves miserably. Hence not only their complaint but even their outcry against God and his servants, especially Jeremiah. This then is the reason why the Prophet is obliged to utter his discourse to the captives. <\/p>\n<p> But afterwards it follows,  Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the inhabitants of Jerusalem concerning the land of Israel,  that is, those remaining in the land of Israel. We here see that the land of Israel is distinguished from the other land, of which mention was lately made. Those who dwelt at Jerusalem remained quiet in their own inheritance; and hence their condition was esteemed better, because nothing is more sad than exile and captivity. But God pronounces them more miserable than the captives, who had already been relieved from the principal part of their miseries.  They shall eat,  says he,  their bread in pain,  or torture,  and shall drink their water in desolation:  he does not repeat the same words which he had formerly used, but shortly shows that the Jews boasted in vain that they were still in safety: because very soon the enemy will press upon them, so that they should not be able to eat a mouthful of bread in peace.  That the land may be reduced,  says he,  from plenty to devastation:  some translate, after its plenty, which is forced and far-fetched; for the Prophet means that the land would be desert and empty through exhaustion: for plenty, as we well know, means an abundance of all things. Judea was then reduced from plenty to want, when the enemies plundered whatever it contained, and so the region was despoiled of its wealth. The reason follows,  through the violence of those who dwell in it.  Some explain this erroneously of the Chaldees, because they lost the whole land through their rapacity. For the Prophet rather advises that this vengeance of God was just, because in truth all the Jews were given up to violence, cruelty, and rapacity.  &#1495;&#1502;&#1505; , chemes,  signifies all kinds of injury, but usually means violence and rapine. Hence we understand the Prophet&#8217;s intention, namely, that the Jews suffered this slaughter deservedly, because the just reward of their wickedness was measured out to them. And thus Ezekiel represses all complaints, in which they too freely indulged, as if God was treating them too roughly and hardly. Therefore he shortly teaches them that he would not spare them any longer. It follows &#8212; <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Calvin&#8217;s Complete Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> (2.) THE SYMBOL FROM BREAD AND WATER (<span class='bible'>Eze. 12:17-20<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>EXEGETICAL NOTES.The prophet is commanded to take his ordinary meals as a man under great apprehensions. It is not, as in chap. <span class='bible'>Eze. 4:16<\/span>, that he is thus to indicate a dreadful scarcity approaching, but rather the felt pressure of that calamity, as if the evil threatened would take away all relish for sustenance to the body (<span class='bible'>Eze. 12:18<\/span>). Ezekiel speaks in the Word of the Lord <strong>of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in the country of Israel;<\/strong> a message is to be forwarded to the people who had not been carried into captivity, to declare that they should be affected with anxiety and surprise, <strong>because its land,<\/strong> <em>i.e.,<\/em> ferusalenis, <strong>becomes desolate from its fulness;<\/strong> where once were life and plenty, the supply of population, animals, grain, &amp;c., would be grievously and surprisingly diminished.<\/p>\n<p><em>HOMILETICS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(<span class='bible'>Eze. 12:17-20<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>When the evil consequences of sins have to be encountered then there may be trouble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I. On men<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>1. An apparently foolish course may be appointed by the Lord, but the foolishness of God is wiser than men. <br \/>2. Hard service may have to be undertaken for the gracious Master, but most gladly will I glory in infirmities if the power of Christ rest upon me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>II. On the necessaries of life<\/strong>. Supplies for the body may become not sources of comfort but of suffering. Food and drink shall cause a strain and pain. The bread be bread of affliction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>III. On population, agriculture, commerce<\/strong>. Depression and decrease ensue. A nation no more than an individual can escape from the due reward of its deeds.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Preacher&#8217;s Complete Homiletical Commentary Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>B. The Suffering of Jerusalems Inhabitants 12:1720<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(17) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (18) son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and fear. (19) Say unto the people of the land, Thus says the LORD to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, unto the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fear, and their water they shall drink with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from its fullness, because of the violence of all those who dwell in her. (20) And the inhabited cities shall become desolate, and the land shall be an astonishment, that you may know that I am the LORD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After an interval of passivity and silence, another command came to Ezekiel (<span class='bible'>Eze. 12:17<\/span>). He was to set forth symbolically the conditions which would exist in Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege. Meager rations of bread and water were to be consumed in a state of fear and anxiety (<span class='bible'>Eze. 12:18<\/span>). Earlier he had symbolized vividly the starvation diet of the besieged city (<span class='bible'>Eze. 4:9-17<\/span>). Here the focus is upon the acute terror that would grip the populace when the enemy besieged Jerusalem. The word trembling in <span class='bible'>Eze. 12:18<\/span> is elsewhere used only of earthquakes, and thus connotes the idea of violent shaking.<\/p>\n<p>So that there would be no misunderstanding of his actions, Ezekiel adds a thus says the Lord directed to the people of the land (his fellow exiles) and concerning those who still lived in Jerusalem. While much of what he has said in the past has been directed to the national leaders, here he includes the working classes from the farms and villages. The days were coming when they would consume their meager provisions of bread and water with fear and astonishment. Cowering in a corner as one hunted down and dreading pursuit, Ezekiel portrayed the terror which would haunt the lives of the besieged in Jerusalem. Her land, i.e., Jerusalems land, was to become desolate from its fulness. The land was to be stripped of its possessions. The punishment, though severe, would be just because of the violence  the oppression and rebellion  of the inhabitants.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: College Press Bible Study Textbook Series<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> <strong> 17-19<\/strong>. <strong> <\/strong> <strong> Eat thy bread with quaking<\/strong>, etc. This is the same symbolic act, indicating the famished condition of the population of Jerusalem together with their fear and shuddering, which Ezekiel had previously performed during his long and toilsome siege of the mimic city (<span class='bible'>Eze 4:9-12<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 4:16<\/span>). Recent events may have made the repetition of this picture-sermon more impressive than it had been previously. <strong> Desolate from all that is therein <\/strong> [literally, <em> from its fullness<\/em> ], <strong> because<\/strong>, etc. That is, the land now so full of people and of riches shall become desolate, and the reason for this is not agricultural or political, but moral. It is the wickedness and violence of the people that have brought upon them their calamity (<span class='bible'>Eze 7:11<\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Whedon&#8217;s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> <strong> The Fear Coming On The Land.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style='margin-left:1.8em'>&lsquo;Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, &ldquo;Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness.&rdquo; &rsquo;<\/p>\n<p> This indicates a further word from Yahweh. It may have no direct connection with the previous words. Here Ezekiel was to act out eating and drinking in fear and great wariness, partly depicting great terror at what is coming, and partly the fear lest someone come and take it away. Possibly it includes the desire to preserve with great care as much of the provisions as possible because of the shortage of food. The picture is one of the expectancy of disaster.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong> The Sign of Bread and Water<strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 17. Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,<\/strong> <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 18. Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness,<\/strong> his entire bearing, as he partook of his scanty meal, of the barest necessaries of life, being one of anxiety in the presence of an impending calamity; <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 19. and say unto the people of the land,<\/strong> the Jews among the captives of Chaldea, <strong> Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel,<\/strong> of all the people who were still left in their native country, <strong> They shall eat their bread with carefulness,<\/strong> with anxiety, <strong> and drink their water with astonishment,<\/strong> with worry and pain, <strong> that her land may be desolate from all that is therein,<\/strong> stripped of both its inhabitants and the abundance of all its products, <strong> because of the violence of all them that dwell therein,<\/strong> since they had become guilty of wickedness in such an unusual degree. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 20. And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate,<\/strong> the entire country sharing the fate of the capital city; <strong> and ye shall know that I am the Lord,<\/strong> whose words are not spoken in vain. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 21. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,<\/strong> <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 22. Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged,<\/strong> more and more time is passing, <strong> and every vision faileth?<\/strong> that is, the prophecy threatening destruction is not fulfilled. Cf <span class='bible'>2Pe 3:3-4<\/span>. That is a common saying of mocking blasphemers, that none of the divine threats come true, that they are spoken merely to frighten men into submission. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 23. Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God, I will make this proverb to cease,<\/strong> making an end of its blasphemous mockery, <strong> and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand,<\/strong> the time of the fulfillment of the Lord&#8217;s words, <strong> and the effect of every vision,<\/strong> so that every predicted word would be realized. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 24. For there shall be no more any vain vision,<\/strong> the false prophets being confounded by the fulfillment of the true prediction, <strong> nor flattering divination within the house of Israel,<\/strong> for the false prophets tried to gain credence for their falsehoods by predictions and statements of smooth flattery. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 25. For I am the Lord; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass, it shall be no more prolonged,<\/strong> literally, &#8220;For I, Jehovah, will speak that which I will speak, and it shall come to pass, it shall be no more drawn out&#8221;; for in your days, during their lifetime, <strong> O rebellious house, will I say the word and will perform it, saith the Lord God. <\/strong> He has uncontrolled power to speak, and He possesses almighty power to carry out his threats. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 26. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,<\/strong> <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 27. Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel,<\/strong> again those dwelling in exile in Chaldea, <strong> say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off,<\/strong> thus refusing to believe that the catastrophe was near at hand. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 28. Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, There shall none of My words be prolonged any more,<\/strong> that is, their fulfillment put off indefinitely, <strong> but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God,<\/strong> the sovereign God of the covenant. It is true also in our days that the Lord may delay the fulfillment of some word, but He will eventually bring every one of His predictions to pass. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> We have here another sermon of the Prophet; which though short is solemn, and full of significance. The whole nation of Israel is under divine correction. The portion already carried away into Babylon, and those that remained at Jerusalem, were all alike brought under the rod. In such seasons, fear, and sorrow, and distress of mind, are the suited and becoming feelings of the heart. Ezekiel is to set the example. For it is highly proper the prophets of the Lord should be first in having a lively sense of divine judgments, who are to speak of them to the people. It is well both in joy, and sorrow, that they should take the lead. I beg the Reader not to overlook the grand design of all, in the Lord&#8217;s chastisements of his people, with which this sermon closeth, like the former, namely, that they may know Jehovah to be the Lord. It is a blessed close to every ordination, and to every event, when this is induced!<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Hawker&#8217;s Poor Man&#8217;s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> Eze 12:17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,<\/p>\n<p> Ver. 17. <strong> Moreover the word, &amp;c.<\/strong> ] See on <span class='bible'>Eze 12:1<\/span> .<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Trapp&#8217;s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Eze 12:17-20<\/p>\n<p> 17 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying, 18Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety. 19Then say to the people of the land, &#8216;Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because their land will be stripped of its fullness on account of the violence of all who live in it. 20The inhabited cities will be laid waste and the land will be a desolation. So you will know that I am the LORD.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Eze 12:18 Ezekiel is told to emulate the fear of the people of Judah facing invasion (cf. Eze 12:19; Deu 28:65).<\/p>\n<p>1. eat bread with trembling (BDB 950)<\/p>\n<p>2. drink water<\/p>\n<p>a. with quivering (BDB 919)<\/p>\n<p>b. with anxiety (BDB 178)<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that this is a reversal of the Exodus meal (cf. Exodus 11-12)! YHWH gave them the land, but now He takes it away!<\/p>\n<p>Eze 12:19 the people of the land In the earlier parts of the OT this phrase means the landed nobility, but after the exile and in Jesus&#8217; day it speaks of the poorest people of the land. Here it refers to Ezekiel&#8217;s fellow exiles.<\/p>\n<p>Eze 12:20 Two terms describe YHWH&#8217;s judgment of Judah.<\/p>\n<p>1. the VERB will be laid waste, BDB 351, KB 349, Qal IMPERFECT, cf. Eze 6:6; Ezek. 25:19; Eze 30:7<\/p>\n<p>2. the NOUN desolation, BDB 1031, cf. Eze 6:14; Eze 14:15-16; Eze 15:8; Eze 23:33; also used often in the prophecies against the nations, chapters 25-32<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Eze 12:17-20<\/p>\n<p>Eze 12:17-20<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness; and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is an enacted prophecy of the hardships of the siege, and it bears a good deal of similarity to the passage in Eze 4:9-17, especially Eze 12:16-17; &#8220;But, whereas the earlier passage stresses the scarcity of food and water during the siege, this passage is designed to prophesy the terror and fearfulness of it.<\/p>\n<p>The additional truth here is that all of the outlying cities of Judah will also be destroyed along with Jerusalem itself, as stated in Eze 12:19, the very same verse. As for the notion that Ezekiel could not have addressed people in Judah while he himself was in Babylon, the words of Josephus, quoted above, show clearly that all of Ezekiel&#8217;s prophecies were also read and studied in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people of the land &#8230;&#8221; (Eze 12:19). Some have objected to this expression, for it generally meant land-owners of the wealthier class of people; and as Ezekiel was in Babylon, such a term could not be applied to the captives; but the objection has no weight. The message here was to the &#8220;the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Eze 12:17. Moreover means the same as furthermore. The Lord had something more to say to the prophet, and it was to be in connection with his next work.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Eze 12:17-19. Moreover, &amp;c.  As he was a sign to them in digging through the wall and carrying out his stuff, so he must now be a sign to them in another way. Eat thy bread with quaking, &amp;c.  Show all the signs of anxiety and consternation when thou takest thy common sustenance. This he was to do that he might express the calamitous condition of those that should be in Jerusalem during the siege. And say unto the people  Thy fellow-captives; Thus saith the Lord of the inhabitants of Jerusalem  This was designed to inform the captives that they were not in a worse condition than those that were left behind in Judea. They shall eat their bread with carefulness, &amp;c.  See note on Eze 4:16-17. That her land may be desolate  Rather, because her land shall be desolate, namely, the land of Jerusalem, or the country, of which it was the head city, which was shortly to be laid waste, emptied of its inhabitants, wealth, and plenty. Because of the violence, &amp;c.  The injustice, oppression, and tyranny of the Jews toward one another. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Eze 12:17-20. The Straits of the Siege.In another message whose symbols resemble those of Eze 4:10 f., Eze 4:16 f., he seeks to bring home to them the certain and horrible privations of the siege.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Peake&#8217;s Commentary on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">The sign of the anxious eater 12:17-20<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>The Lord also instructed Ezekiel to eat his bread and drink his water while trembling and visibly anxious. The prophet appears to have been eating still the symbolic rations that God had prescribed for him earlier (Eze 4:9-17).<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 20. A new symbol of the terror and violence and desolation about to come upon the land. 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