Similar to the part of the watchman is that of the prophet. Cf. ch. Ezekiel 3:17 seq. The evil, corresponding to the sword in the illustration, in regard to which the prophet is to warn the people, is left undefined. As in the case of all the prophets, however, the turning point in the fortunes of the exiles appeared to Ezek. of the nature of a divine interposition and judgment, and it is this general idea that colours his language. Except in the two or three passages, Ezekiel 13:5; Ezekiel 30:3, cf. Ezekiel 38:19, the day of the Lord is not referred to in Ezek.

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