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THY REPROACH - Rather, the “reproach.” In his march toward
Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar attacked and overthrew Damascus and other
Syrian towns. The Jews exulted, not foreseeing that this was but a
precur...
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Ezekiel 16:1. This chapter consists of four sections: 1. The parable
of the abandoned child. 2. Jerusalem's idolatries and moral
degradation (Ezekiel 16:15). 3. The doom of Jerusalem and the promise
o...
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DISCOVERED. unveiled.
AS AT THE TIME OF THY. Septuagint and Vulgate read "as now [thou]
art". Compare Ezekiel 23:43.
SYRIA. Hebrew. _aram._ Some codices, with two early printed editions,
read " _ada...
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_was discovered_ i.e. manifested. According to modes of thinking then
prevalent calamity was the accepted proof of wickedness. Jerusalem's
wickedness was laid bare when her great calamities fell upon...
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FOR THY SISTER SODOM WAS NOT MENTIONED, &C.— _Nor shalt thou any
more mention thy sister with reproach, as in the day of thy pride._
Ezekiel 16:57. _Namely, before thy wickedness was discovered; and t...
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III. JUDAH: THE FALLEN SISTER 16:44-63
TRANSLATION
(44) Behold every one who employs proverbs shall use this proverb
against you, saying, As the mother, so the daughter. (45) You are the
daughter of...
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Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach
of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the
daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about....
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THE FOUNDLING CHILD WHO BECAME AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE
From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of
unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful
to Him. Thi...
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SYRIA] Heb. 'Aram.' We may change one letter and read 'Edom.' The
Edomites exulted over the fall of Jerusalem (Obadiah 1:10; Psalms
137:7). The Philistines seem to have done the same. Both nations are...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 16
JERUSALEM IS LIKE A *PROSTITUTE – EZEKIEL 16:1-63
* Thr...
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THY REPROACH OF THE DAUGHTERS OF SYRIA — The pronoun should be
omitted, and the phrase read, “the reproach.” The time referred
to, when Jerusalem was too proud to make mention of Sodom, was in the
day...
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בְּ טֶרֶם֮ תִּגָּלֶ֣ה רָעָתֵךְ֒
כְּמֹ֗ו עֵ֚ת...
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JERUSALEM-AN IDEAL HISTORY
Ezekiel 16:1
IN order to understand the place which the sixteenth chapter occupies
in this section of the book, we must remember that a chief source of
the antagonism betwe...
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The second figure was that of the adulteress, and this the prophet
wrought out at great length. Jerusalem was arraigned on account of her
abominations, which were described under the figure of that sp...
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Before thy wickedness was (i) uncovered, as at the time of [thy]
reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] around (k) her,
the daughters of the Philistines, who despise thee on every side...
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What is here said comes in as the suitable conclusion of such daring
rebellion as Israel had, in the preceding paragraph, been accused of.
If Israel hath thus played the harlot, what shall arise, or w...
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In reading chapter 16 it must be remembered that Jerusalem is the
subject, and not Israel. Moreover, the subject treated of is not
redemption, but God's dealings. He had caused to live, He had
cleanse...
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BEFORE THY WICKEDNESS WAS DISCOVERED,.... By the punishment of it, by
the judgments of God brought upon them; then they were humbled, who
before were proud and haughty; and might speak and think of th...
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Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach
of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] round about her, the
daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about....
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_As at the time of thy reproach_, &c. These words appear to begin a
new sentence; which may be translated more intelligibly thus, by
joining them to the following verse: “But when it was the time of
t...
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MERCY PROMISED FOR THE LATTER END...
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before thy wickedness was discovered, when Judah still stood proud and
haughty, AS AT THE TIME OF THY REPROACH OF THE DAUGHTERS OF SYRIA, AND
ALL THAT ARE ROUND ABOUT HER, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE PHILIST...
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SYRIA:
_ Heb._ Aram
DESPISE:
Or spoil...
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1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their
conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the
surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This i...
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The time of her pride, security, and sin was when they were not
afflicted, and despised by the Syrians. THY WICKEDNESS; thy abominable
doings were made known to thyself, to thy friends and enemies too...
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In this very remarkable chapter, God describes his ancient people
Israel under the figure of an infant which had been cast away, but
which he had cared for and tended, and upon which he had lavished m...
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CONTENTS: The harlotry of Jerusalem, and threatening of destroying
judgments. Promises of future blessing under the new covenant.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: Let not men flatter themselves...
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Ezekiel 16:3. _Thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite,_ a
Chittith, a family of immodesty. The Israelites gloried in their
descent from the holy patriarchs, heirs of the promises; but the...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:1 Chapter Ezekiel 16:1 includes brutal
violence and shocking sexual language. It shows that the infidelity of
Jerusalem has brought upon it the just punishment of God. In no
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:53 Here judgment is assumed and a future
restoration is envisioned. Both here and in the conclusion (vv.
Ezekiel 16:59), the people feel shame at their previous acts.
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(Ezekiel 16:53.)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 16:53. “WHEN I SHALL BRING AGAIN THEIR
CAPTIVITY, THE CAPTIVITY OF SODOM AND HER DAUGHTERS, AND THE CAPTIVITY
OF SAMARIA AND HER DAUGHTERS, THEN WILL I BRIN...
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EXPOSITION
The section on which we now enter, with its companion picture in
Ezekiel 23:1; forms the most terrible, one might almost say the most
repellent, part of Ezekiel's prophetic utterances. We h...
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CHAPTER 16.
THE STORY OF ISRAEL'S GUILT AND PUNISHMENT.
Ezekiel 16:1. _And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 16:2. _Son of man, make Jerusalem know her abominations,_
Ezekiel 16:3....
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Shall we turn in our Bibles at this time to the sixteenth chapter of
Ezekiel. The prophecy of Ezekiel, chapter 16.
Ezekiel declares,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause...
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Ezekiel 23:49; Genesis 4:13; Lamentations 5:7...
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Before — The time of her pride was, when they were not yet
afflicted, and despised by the Syrians. And all — The nations that
were round about and combined in league against the house of David.
Her —...