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Ezekiel 45:9-12

EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 45:9 The direction to the prince to be content with the land he owns inspires a sharp criticism in v. Ezekiel 45:9, and a call to exercise justice and righteousness. It recalls the disapproval of Ezekiel 22:27. It is striking to find such a text in a restoration setting, but it is a reminder that the national leaders should be acting in these ways now.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 45:9. _TAKE AWAY YOUR EXACTIONS FROM MY PEOPLE_] This is the voice of God to all the rulers of the earth. Take away your exactions; do not oppress the people; they are _mine_. Abolish a...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The princes are exhorted to execute judgment, and abstain from “exaction” (literally “ejection”) such as that of Naboth by Ahab 1 Kings 21:19....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 45 _ 1. The portions of the priests, the Levites, of the whole house of Israel, and the prince (Ezekiel 45:1) _ 2. Concerning the prince (Ezekiel 45:9) 3. The feast of Passover and the feas...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRINCE. (_His duties and rights._) The ominous allusion in Ezekiel 45:8 to the oppression of Israel by her kings in the past leads Ezekiel to an earnest exhortation to have done with injustice and...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THUS SAITH, &c. See note on Ezekiel 44:9. THE LORD GOD. Hebrew. _Adonai Jehovah_. See note on Ezekiel 2:4, AND. Some codices, with five early printed editions, omit this "and". EXACTIONS. evictions...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The dues to be given the prince, and his obligations to provide the materials for the ritual. Ezekiel 45:9 _seq_. The former unjust and irregular exactions of the princes shall cease. These exactions...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _take away your exactions_ Lit. _remove your expulsions_from my people. Ref. probably to unjust extrusion of persons from their possessions, of which the early prophets often complain, Isaiah 5:8; Mic...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _1. The rights and duties of the prince (45:9-17_) TRANSLATION (9) Thus says the Lord GOD: Let it suffice you, O prince of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; ta...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _IN THE LAND SHALL BE HIS POSSESSION IN ISRAEL: AND MY PRINCES SHALL NO MORE OPPRESS MY PEOPLE; AND THE REST OF THE LAND SHALL THEY GIVE TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL ACCORDING TO THEIR TRIBES._ No JFB comm...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    45:9 exactions (g-26) Lit. 'expulsions.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRINCE'S DUES AND OBLIGATIONS The oppressive exactions of the former rulers were to be unknown in the restored Israel. Weights and measures were to be just and correct. The prince was to receive...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL’S LAST *VISION EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS; TRANSLATION: IAN MACKERVOY._ CHAPTER 45 THE *LORD’S PART OF THE COUNTRY – EZEKIEL 45:1-8 V1 ‘You will divide the cou...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    God explains the lesson that the rulers must learn from this plan. God opposes evil leaders who are cruel to poor people (Micah 2:1-2). He wants the rulers to issue fair judgements (Micah 4:2-3). Then...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    TAKE AWAY YOUR EXACTIONS. — Ezekiel 45:9 are an exhortation to the princes to observe justice in all their dealings. (Comp. Jeremiah 22:3.) “Exaction” is, literally, as in the margin, _expulsion,_ or...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה רַב ־לָכֶם֙ נְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    PRINCE AND PEOPLE Ezekiel 44:1; Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 46:1, PASSIM IT was remarked in a previous chapter that the "prince" of the closing vision appears to occupy a less exalted position than the Mes...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Seeing that the priests were to have no inheritance, the next section of the prophecy dealt fittingly with the method of their support. After the distribution of the land, a description of which follo...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it (b) suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. (b) The...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Confines: encroach not. (Calmet) --- Hebrew and Septuagint, "take away your oppressions;" (Haydock) Chaldean, "scandals." (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here are, precepts adapted to those that minister in the departments of justice, suited to Israel at all times, and upon all occasions. If the Reader wishes to know the proportion to our standard, in...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 AND 46. The portion of the priests in the land is assigned them-close to that of the sanctuary. The portion of the Levites was to adjoin that of the priest...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS SAITH THE LORD, LET IT SUFFICE YOU, O PRINCES OF ISRAEL,.... Christian kings and princes, for such there shall be in those times; and who will have large and ample salaries provided for them, as...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. Ver. 9. _Le...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Let it suffice, O ye princes of Israel_ This is a reproof of the oppressions of the former kings and their chief officers. The title of _princes of Israel_ is to be understood of such princes as the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus saith the Lord God, in connecting up this paragraph with the last statement of the previous section, LET IT SUFFICE YOU, O PRINCES OF ISRAEL: REMOVE VIOLENCE AND SPOIL, so that they would no more...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PORTION OF THE PEOPLE...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    EXACTIONS: _ Heb._ expulsions...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Princes are here in God's name, and by advice from him he made them princes, counselled, exhorted, and commanded. LET IT SUFFICE; be content, aim not at more: he who gave no more can make this enough,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 45:9 says H5002 (H8803) Lord H136 GOD H3069 Enough H7227 princes H5387 Israel H3478 Remove H5493 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S WORD TO THE PRINCES OF ISRAEL (EZEKIEL 45:9). The Need For The Prince To Ensure Justice and Fair Weights and Measures. ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Let it be enough for you, O princes of Israel...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah's portion of the land and the prince's portion. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, prince. CONCLUSION: In the kingdom age Israel will honor Jehovah with portions of land set apart for divin...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 45:18. _Thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary._ In the ancient tabernacle all the vessels were touched with blood, to purify and consecrate them to sacred...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE APPORTIONMENT OF TERRITORY AROUND THE TEMPLE (Chap. 45) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 45:1. “DIVIDE BY LOT”—not by casting lots, but by allotment, the several portions being assigned according to rul...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION From the sustenance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:29-26), the new Torah naturally passes in the present chapter to the maintenance of the temple service as a whole, setting forth in the first...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    CHAPTER 45. THE SACRED ALLOTMENTS IN LAND AND GIFTS. Ezekiel 45:1. _And when ye shall divide the land by lot, ye shall offer an oblation to the Lord; an holy portion of the land, in length five and...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 45 he describes here the length and all of the city, of the land itself. And it is described here as being, in length twenty-five thousand reeds, and in breadth ten thousand reeds. And...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Corinthians 6:8; 1 Peter 4:3; Ezekiel 43:14;...

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