_The word of the Lord came again unto me_ Though Ezekiel had finished his testimony with respect to the destruction of Jerusalem, he must not be silent; there were divers nations bordering upon the land of Israel which he must prophesy against, as Isaiah and Jeremiah had done before him; and must pr... [ Continue Reading ]
_Say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God_ Not the word of your god _Chemosh_, for, indeed, he is dumb, and utters no word; but the word of Jehovah, the God of Israel, who is also the God of the whole earth; _because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary_ Because, when thou shouldst ha... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, I will deliver thee to the men of the east_ That is, to the Chaldeans, whose country lay east of the Ammonites. This people was accordingly conquered and subdued by the Chaldeans, about five years after the destruction of Jerusalem. _And they shall drink thy milk_ Milk was the principal sus... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because that Moab and Seir_, &c. By Seir the Idumeans are intended. The prophet joins them together as guilty of the same crime, and then denounces particular judgments against each of them. _Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen_ Hebrew ככל הגוים, _like all the nations;_ subdued... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because that Edom_, &c. “The Idumeans, being the posterity of Esau, bore an ancient grudge against the Jews, upon the account of their ancestor's losing his right of primogeniture, and the subduing of Edom by David afterward, 2 Samuel 8:14. Upon both of these accounts they took hold of all opportun... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge_ The Philistines being borderers upon the Jews, were their ancient enemies, from the very time of the judges downward, more particularly in the time of Ahaz: see 2 Chronicles 28:18. _Therefore I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines_ I will brin... [ Continue Reading ]