The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, Ver. 1. _The word of the Lord also came unto me._] This variety of visions shows the great unbelief of the people, whose captivity and calamity is here further described and assured by a new type, which is set out in Ezekiel 12:1,6 :, and then applied... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house. Ver. 2. _A rebellious house._] Heb., A house of rebellion, _domus perduellis,_ that hath cast down the gauntlet of defiance aga... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house. Ver. 3. _Therefore, thou son of man,_] _i.e., _ Nevertheless do tho... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. Ver. 4. _Thou shalt bring forth thy stuff._] _Arma viatoria; _ travelling bags for an ocular demonstration. What surer than sight... [ Continue Reading ]
Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. Ver. 5. _Dig through the wall._] Make any shift. _Necessitas magnum telum._ He that digged Mortimer's hole, as they call it, at Nottingham Castle, earned his liberty dearly. God might have said to the prophet at once, Get thee gone ou... [ Continue Reading ]
In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel. Ver. 6. _In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders._] To show that King Ze... [ Continue Reading ]
And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight. Ver. 7. And [did as I was commanded.] Though well laughed at... [ Continue Reading ]
_And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,_ Ver. 8. _And in the morning came the word of the Lord._] _Mane, id est, mature._ God not only betime, but timeously, admonished his people; but they refused to be reformed - would have none of his counsel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? Ver. 9. Hath not the house of Israel … said unto thee, What doest thou?] _a_ _q.d., _ Nothing less. So stupid they are, or so stubborn, that they never once asked any such question; or if they did, it w... [ Continue Reading ]
_Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that [are] among them._ Ver. 10. _This burden concerneth the princes in Jerusalem._] There is an elegance in the original. Princes who overburden their people shall one day ha... [ Continue Reading ]
_Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity._ Ver. 11. _I am your sign._] And so it pleases you to make me your mocking stock. _Sed risus hic est Sardonius._ Of such mirth one may safely say, "It is mad; and of such laughter,... [ Continue Reading ]
And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes. Ver. 12. _And the prince that is among them._] Zedekiah, that profane, w... [ Continue Reading ]
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. Ver. 13. _My net also will I spread upon him._] Princes usually love hunting and fowling. Lo, the Chaldees shall... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will scatter toward every wind all that [are] about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. Ver. 14. _And I will scatter toward every wind._] His bodyguard, σοματοφυλακες. Esquires of his body, auxiliaries. I will put him into a helpless condition. Psa 14... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. Ver. 15. _And they shall know that I am the Lord._] The Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God. Neh 1:5 This they shall know _magno suo male,_ his great wrong, who woul... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. Ver. 16. _But I will leave a few men._] Heb., Men of number, a company scarce cons... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Ver. 17. _Moreover the word, &c._] See on Ezekiel 12:1 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; Ver. 18. _Eat thy bread with quaking._] With tumult and trepidation, as a frightened and perplexed person that eateth his bread in peril of his life.... [ Continue Reading ]
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [and] 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... [ Continue Reading ]
And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD. Ver. 20. _And ye shall know._] By woeful experience. Eze 12:15... [ Continue Reading ]
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ver. 21. _And the word of the Lord._] See Ezekiel 12:1 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, what [is] that proverb [that] ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? Ver. 22. _What is that proverb._] We have also many profane proverbs common among us, as, Thought is free; Every man for himself, and God for us all; Words are but wind... [ Continue Reading ]
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. Ver. 23. _The days are at hand._] _Opponit aliud dictum fere tot syllabarum; _ a plain and... [ Continue Reading ]
For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. Ver. 24. _For there shall be no more._] God could have really confuted them by present execution; but he is patient.... [ Continue Reading ]
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: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD. Ver. 25. _For I am the Lord._] And that you shall shortly feel to your small comf... [ Continue Reading ]
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Ver. 26. _Again the word._] See on Ezekiel 12:1 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, behold, [they of] the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth [is] for many days [to come], and he prophesieth of the times [that are] far off. Ver. 27. _For many days._] Either it is nothing, or long hence.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD. Ver. 28. _There shall none of my words be prolonged._] Abused mercy turneth into fury.... [ Continue Reading ]