14<\/strong>. The fire that consumed the vine went out from her own rods. The royal house brought destruction on the nation as well as on itself. Reference is to the rebellion of Zedekiah.<\/p>\n gone out of a rod<\/em> ] Possibly collective: out of the rods. The reference to Zedekiah is expressed generally in terms of the royal house.<\/p>\n shall be for a lamentation<\/em> ] Lit. and is become a lamentation<\/em>. Sad enough is the history, ch. Eze 32:16<\/span>. It is not necessary, however, to infer from this that the lamentation was written after the exile. The passage Eze 19:10-14<\/em><\/span> is prophetic, cf. Isaiah 47<\/span>; Jer 9:16-21<\/span>. In the Book of Kings both Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are said to have “done evil.” A three months’ reign afforded little scope for much mischief. Ezekiel’s treatment of the young lions is ideal, and in the case of Jehoiachin the reference is rather to the evils which his attitude brought upon the country, than to any ravages which he wrought personally.<\/p>\n Fire is gone out – <\/B>Compare the marginal reference. Zedekiah is regarded, like Abimelech, as all usurper and the ruin of his people.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 14<\/span>. Fire is gone out<\/B><\/I>] A vindictive and murderous disposition has taken hold-<\/P> <\/P> Of a rod of her branches<\/B><\/I>] Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, who was of the blood-royal of Judah-<\/P> <\/P> Hath devoured her fruit<\/B><\/I>] Hath assassinated Gedaliah<\/I>, slain many people, and carried off others into the country of the Ammonites. But he was pursued by Jonathan, the son of Kareah, who slew many of his adherents, and delivered much of the people.<\/P> <\/P> She hath no strong rod<\/B><\/I>] None of the blood-royal of Judah left. And from that time not one of her own royal race ever sat upon the throne of Israel.<\/P> <\/P> This<\/B><\/I> is <\/B>a lamentation<\/B><\/I>] This is a most lamentable business.<\/P> <\/P> And shall be for a lamentation.<\/B><\/I>] These predictions shall be so punctually fulfilled, and the catastrophe shall be so complete, that it shall ever remain as a lamentation; as this state of Jerusalem shall never be restored. Even to the present day this, to a Jew, is a subject of mourning.<\/P> <\/p>\n This verse gives you account of the immediate cause of this hasty, furious, total pulling up of this vine. <\/P> And fire, <\/B>of rebellion, will be kindled by a rod of her branches, Zedekiah, who is of the blood royal, made king by Nebuchadnezzar, and who swore allegiance to him. <\/P> Hath devoured her fruit; <\/B>brought the land, city, kings palaces, and Gods temple to utter desolation. She hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule; the regal dignity is ceased, and shall no more rise, you shall never have a crowned head to rule you more. <\/P> This is a lamentation; <\/B>this I have told you is the subject of my mournful thoughts. <\/P> And shall be for a lamentation; <\/B>my the execution of these things which shall be much more terrible, shall make you lament at sight of them, and at remembrance of them, as long as you live. <\/P> <\/p>\n 14. fire . . . out of a rod of herbranches<\/B>The Jews’ disaster was to be ascribed, not so much tothe Chaldeans as to themselves;<\/I> the “fire out of the rod”is God’s wrath<\/I> kindled by the perjury of Zedekiah (Eze17:18<\/span>). “The anger of the Lord” against Judah isspecified as the cause why Zedekiah was permitted to rebel againstBabylon (2Ki 24:20<\/span>; compareJud 9:15<\/span>), thus bringingNebuchadnezzar against Jerusalem. <\/P> no strong rod . . . sceptreto rule<\/B>No more kings of David’s stock are now to rule thenation. Not at least until “the Lord shall send the rod of Hisstrength (“Messiah,” Psa 110:2<\/span>;Isa 11:1<\/span>) out of Zion,” toreign first as a spiritual, then hereafter as a literal king. <\/P> is . . . and shall be for alamentation<\/B>Part of the lamentation (that as to Jehoahaz andJehoiakim) was matter of history as already accomplished; part (as toZedekiah) was yet to be fulfilled; or, this prophecy both is asubject for lamentation, and shall be so to distant posterity.<\/P><\/p>\n And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches<\/strong>,…. By “her branches” are meant the rest of the Jews left in the land; and by the “rod” of them King Zedekiah, now on the throne, when this prophecy was given out; the “fire” said to go out of him signifies his rebellion against the king of Babylon, his breaking covenant and oath with him, which greatly provoked the Lord, and brought down the fire of his wrath upon him, 2Ki 24:20<\/span>;<\/p>\n [which] hath devoured her fruit<\/strong>; destroyed the people by sword, famine pestilence, and captivity; yea, the city and temple of Jerusalem, with the palaces and houses therein, were burnt with material fire; their king was taken, and his eyes put out; his sons were slain, and all the princes of Judah:<\/p>\n so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule<\/strong>; none to be king, or succeed in the kingdom; and there never was a king after of the family of David, or of the tribe of Judah, till Shiloh the Messiah came; though there were princes and governors, yet no sceptre bearer, no king. The Targum of the whole is,<\/p>\n “and there came people who were strong as fire, and, because of the sins of her pride, slew her people; and there were not in her strong rulers, kings that are mighty to subdue kingdoms;”<\/p>\n this [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation<\/strong>; that is, this prophecy, as the Targum, is a lamentation, or matter of lamentation; what of it had been already fulfilled occasioned lamentation; and, when the rest should be fulfilled, it would be the cause of more. Lamentable was the case of the Jews already, but it would be still more so when all that was foretold of them should be accomplished. It denotes the continuance of the sad estate of that people; and perhaps may refer to their present condition, which will continue till they are turned to the Lord.<\/p>\n Here the Prophet comes down to the close of their woes, when Zedekiah was dragged into captivity, and so the people’s independence was abolished. God had formerly planted that vine, or at least some of the branches, in a desert spot, since first four tribes, and afterwards seven, were led away, and last of all, the greater part of the tribe of Judea; but the little that remained with King Zedekiah perished. He says, therefore, that the fire went forth from the vine branches: thus he shows that the last slaughter proceeded only from the people themselves; and lest they should utter their accustomed complaints, the Prophet meets them by saying that they were consumed by intestine fire; that is, their slaughter could not be ascribed to their Chaldaean conquerors, but to themselves; because King Zedekiah, by his own perfidy, had stirred up the king of Babylon against himself; for he might have spent his time in his kingdom, but he could not refrain himself from throwing off the yoke; for this reason he armed himself against the king of Babylon, because he was a breaker of treaties: and thus the Prophet says, with propriety, that a fire went forth from one rod, or twig of its branches, and hence the fruit of the whole vine was consumed; that is, the remnant was lost by the fault of that perfidious king. He now adds, there was no scepter for ruling among its rods. Hence it appears that the exposition which I have advanced suits best, and is entirely genuine. He said first that the rods were for a scepter of the rulers; but he here says there was no scepter for them among these rods. What follows we will treat tomorrow. <\/p>\n (14) Fire is gone out of a rod of her branches.<\/strong>The rods, as shown in Eze. 19:11<\/span>, are the royal sceptres of her kings. It was by the sin and folly of these kings, together with the sins and follies of the whole people, that judgment was drawn down upon them. Many of them did their full share of the evil work; but a rod is here spoken of in the singular, with especial reference to the last king, Zedekiah, who finally brought on the utter ruin of both himself and his people.<\/p>\n This is . . . and shall be.<\/strong>It is a lamentation now in the half accomplished desolation; it shall remain for a lamentation when all shall be fulfilled.<\/p>\n 14<\/strong>. <\/strong> A rod of her branches <\/strong> Or, from her rod of branches. <\/em> The conflagration which devoured Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah was started among her firebrand princes. <\/p>\n Shall be for a lamentation <\/strong> Rather, is become a lamentation <\/em> (Eze 32:16<\/span>). This lamentation appears to have been written before Zedekiah’s captivity. It was the prophecy of a calamity which might have been averted by repentance (Eze 18:21<\/span>; Eze 18:30<\/span>), but was not averted (Jeremiah 39, 52).<\/p>\n ‘This is a lamentation, and will be for a lamentation.’<\/p>\n A lamentation is a suitable ending to chapters 12-19. They have depicted the failure of Israel-Judah to respond to God’s goodness and gracious love. And now all that remains is lamentation, a dirge for their failure and the failure of their kings in whom such hopes had rested.<\/p>\n Eze 19:14<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> This alludes to Ishmael, who conspired against Gedaliah, and perished not long after; so that no hope remained that any one of the royal blood of David would reign in Judges. See Jer 41:1<\/span>; Jer 41:18<\/span> and Houbigant. In chap. 17: the king of Judaea was compared to the highest branch of a cedar; and the king of Babylon to an eagle. With a like decorum, in the two beautiful parables of this chapter Judaea is compared to a lioness, and her king to a young lion; and the country is again represented, under the image of a fruitful, branching, and lofty vine. <\/p>\n REFLECTIONS.<\/strong>1st, We have here, <\/p>\n 1. The prophet commanded to take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel. <\/em>Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah, whose mournful history would afford abundant matter for his grief. Note; <\/em>We should not only weep with those that weep, but over those also who never shed a tear for themselves. <\/p>\n 2. The Lord directs him what to say. Under the figure of a lioness and her whelps, he describes the kingdom and princes. The lioness, the mother, <\/em>is the tribe of Judah, ravening, fierce, full of rapine and injustice; she lay down among lions, <\/em>joined in affinity with the neighbouring nations, and contracted alliances with them. She nourished her whelps among young lions, <\/em>brought up the young princes in principles of arbitrary power and oppression. Jehoahaz, one of them, became a<\/em> young lion, <\/em>grown up, and seated on the throne of his father Josiah, learned to catch the prey, <\/em>and devoured men, <\/em>exercising the most tyrannical sway, and sparing neither the properties nor lives of his subjects, as his covetousness, his rage, or his caprice governed him. The nations also heard of him, <\/em>what oppression he used towards his people, and what designs he was forming to subdue his neighbours; and hereupon the Egyptians fell upon him, vanquished and led him away a prisoner into Egypt, where he died. <\/p>\n Despairing of his return, the Jewish people advanced Jehoiakim to the throne, with the consent of Pharaoh, and he trod in the wicked steps of his predecessor, alike ravenous, arbitrary, and oppressive. He learned to catch the prey, he devoured men, <\/em>plundering his subjects, and sacrificing their lives to his resentment. And he knew their desolate palaces, <\/em>ransacking them to discover the treasures concealed therein; and by his tyranny he drove his subjects from their cities, and made the land desolate through his roaring, neither their lives nor properties being any longer safe. The nations hereupon collected under Nebuchadrezzar, surrounded him as a beast with toils, and he was taken prisoner as a lion in a pit; they bound him in chains, and cast him into prison, where probably he quickly died, and was thrown on a dunghill, see Jer 22:18-19<\/span> and his roaring was silenced, no more the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. <\/p>\n 2nd, The same persons, compared before to a lioness and her whelps, are here likened to a vine and its branches. 2. This vine was plucked up in fury. <\/em>Having long provoked God by their sins, and Zedekiah by his rebellion filling up the measure of their iniquities, the country was utterly laid waste by the Chaldean army; the strong rods broken, withered, burnt; <\/em>the king, princes, magistrates, slain or made captives. And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirty ground, <\/em>carried to Babylon, where they suffered hard servitude: or this respects the remnant left in Judaea, which by the ravages of the Chaldean army had been turned into a desert. And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches: <\/em>the rod is Zedekiah, and his rebellion the fire which hath devoured her fruit, <\/em>the people perishing by the famine, pestilence, and sword, during the siege of Jerusalem; so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule, <\/em>Zedekiah being the last king of the house of David, till the Messiah came. This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation: <\/em>the past desolations were grievous; but, instead of coming to an end, succeeding generations would have fresh cause to bemoan their miseries. <\/p>\n REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n READER! how truly blessed it is, that, amidst all the lamentable circumstances attending Israel and Judah, the God of Israel and Judah is the same, and the worth and efficacy of His salvation is forever and ever. Though Israel, like a lion’s whelp, may be taken in a pit, and carried in chains into captivity, yet the Lion of the tribe of Judah must prevail, and all his enemies be brought under His feet. The royalties of His person and majesty, the courage and constancy of His labours, the triumphs of His glory and salvation, these open to our souls unceasing subjects of delight and joy, and especially when, from our union and oneness with Him, we know our interest in all His victories. Hail! Thou glorious, gracious Lion of the tribe of Judah! in Thy blood and righteousness our sure triumph, over death, hell, and the grave, is already accomplished, and we are now more than conquerors through Thy grace helping us.<\/p>\n Eze 19:14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.<\/p>\n Ver. 14. And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches,<\/strong> ] i.e., <\/em> Zedekiah, by his perjury and rebellion, hath ruined all, set all on a light fire. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So that she hath no strong rod, &c.<\/strong> ] None to speak of till Shiloh come. Rulers indeed they had after this and governors, Hag 2:21 but no kings of their own nation. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a lamentation.<\/strong> ] See on Eze 19:1<\/span> . <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And shall be for a lamentation.<\/strong> ] Jerusalem plangitur et plangetur.<\/em> The nation of the Jews shall never want matter for mourning.<\/p>\n of a rod: or, of the rod: i.e. Zedekiah, who byhis perjury brought about the destruction of Jerusalem by fire, <\/p>\n fire: The treachery of Zedekiah hath caused her utter ruin. Eze 17:18-20, Jdg 9:15, 2Ki 24:20, 2Ch 36:13, Isa 9:18, Isa 9:19, Jer 38:23, Jer 52:3 <\/p>\n she hath: Eze 19:11, Eze 21:25-27, Gen 49:10, Neh 9:37, Psa 79:7, Psa 80:15, Psa 80:16, Hos 3:4, Hos 10:3, Amo 9:11, Joh 19:15 <\/p>\n This is: Eze 19:1, Lam 4:20, Luk 19:41, Rom 9:2-4 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 17:2 – twelve rods Num 17:8 – budded Eze 7:10 – the rod Eze 20:47 – I will kindle Eze 26:17 – take Eze 28:12 – take up Amo 5:1 – I take<\/p>\n Eze 19:14. No strong rod to tie a sceptre to rule. When Zedekiah was taken from the throne of Judah, there never was a successor until the time of Christ, who was to have the right to reign, hut as a spiritual ruler. (See Eze 21:24-27.) Christ was produced through the tribe of Judah and was to be the last king of that people.<\/p>\n 19:14 And fire hath gone out {i} of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.<\/p>\n (i) Destruction is come by Zedekiah, who was the opportunity for this rebellion.<\/p>\n And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a scepter to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 14. The fire that consumed the vine went out from her own rods. 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