_He cried also in mine ears_ Namely, the man whom he had seen upon the
throne; _with a loud voice_ This denoted the terribleness of the
judgments which were going to be inflicted. _Cause them that have
charge_, &c. That is, says Lowth, “the angels who had the charge of
executing God's judgments upon... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the glory of God was gone to the threshold of the house _ Namely,
that glorious symbol of the divine presence which had been wont to
appear between the cherubim upon the mercy-seat, was departed out of
that inner sanctuary to the threshold or door of the temple, to show
that God would shortly f... [ Continue Reading ]
_To the others he said, Go ye after him and smite_ That is, cut off
and destroy all that are either guilty of, or accessory to the
abominations of Jerusalem, and even all that do not sigh and cry for
them, or that are not affected with grief and sorrow on account of
them. _Let not your eyes spare_ Y... [ Continue Reading ]
_And while they were slaying, and I was left_ Having, as it is to be
supposed, the mark of preservation set upon his forehead by the
protecting angel. He seems to speak as if he thought he alone was
preserved amidst the common destruction, although, certainly, all
those who had a mark set upon them... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then said he, The iniquity of the house of Israel, &c., is exceeding
great_ Here we have God's denial of the prophet's request for a
mitigation of the judgment, and the justification of himself in that
denial. 1st, Nothing could be said in extenuation of their guilt. God
was as willing to show merc... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the man clothed with linen reported the matter_ Gave an account
of what he had done in pursuance of his commission; he had found out
all that mourned in secret for the sins of the land, and cried out
against them by a public testimony, and he had marked them in order to
their preservation. _Lor... [ Continue Reading ]