He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand. Ver. 1. _He cried also._] God, to whom vengeance belongeth, calleth aloud and with a courage, as we say, to the executioners of his... [ Continue Reading ]
_And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them [was] clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar._ Ver. 2. _And, behold, s... [ Continue Reading ]
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which [had] the writer's inkhorn by his side; Ver. 3. _And the glory of the God of Israel,_] _i.e., _ The Son of God appearing upon the glori... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. Ver. 4. _And the Lord._] That great _Imperator,_ General. _ Go through the m... [ Continue Reading ]
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Ver. 5. _Go ye after him._] Go not till he hath marked the mourners, so chary and choice is God of his jewels. Mercy is his firstborn, saith one, and visits the sain... [ Continue Reading ]
Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house. Ver. 6. _Slay utterly old and young._] _a_ A dreadful commission; see it fully ex... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. Ver. 7. _Defile the house._] Once hallowed by myself, but now abhorred and rejected as a stew or sty of filthiness. _ Fill the courts._] That where they have sinned,... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? Ver. 8. _And I was left._] And, as I was apt to think, alone. Rom 11:3 _ I fell... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. Ver. 9. _The iniquity of Israel is exceeding great._] _Nimls veldt._ St... [ Continue Reading ]
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, [but] I will recompense their way upon their head. Ver. 10. _And as for me also._] _Quapropter etiam ego,_ Wherefore also I; and there is a stop by an elegant aposiopesis. _a_ Mine eye shall not spare.] Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 7... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which [had] the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. Ver. 11. _And behold the man reported the matter._] The Vulgate hath it _respondit verbum,_ as if he had been asked before whether he had done as was bid... [ Continue Reading ]