THE DESOLATION OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL This is a final message of doom upon the whole land (Ezekiel 7:2). God's wrath against Israel's sin is relentless, and the judgment is inevitable and close at hand. Social relations will be broken up (Ezekiel 7:12); preparations for defence will be unavailing (Ez... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT THE SOUNDING AGAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS] RV 'not of joyful shouting upon the mountains.' The shouting of harvest or vintage is meant: see Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:33.... [ Continue Reading ]
YE SHALL KNOW, etc.] another aspect of the result of God's judgment. He would be recognised as the God who punishes sin. 10, 11. The meaning here is rather obscure. If the rod in Ezekiel 7:10 is that of chastisement, pride will mean the same thing. Babylon is called 'Pride' in Jeremiah 50:31 (RM).... [ Continue Reading ]
The same kind of social confusion as in Isaiah 24:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SELLER, etc.] This may mean, either that those of Ezekiel's fellow-exiles of the first captivity who had sold their possessions before leaving Jerusalem would not return to regain them, or that land which ought to have come back to its seller at the year of Jubilee would not do so, since the des... [ Continue Reading ]
No safety either in Jerusalem or out of it: see Ezekiel 6:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
BALDNESS] a sign of mourning.... [ Continue Reading ]
REMOVED] RV 'as an unclean thing.' Similarly in Ezekiel 7:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
21. The rendering in AV and RV means that the Temple, profaned already by Israel's idolatry, would be further polluted by the heathen conquerors. Most scholars, however, take THE BEAUTY OF HIS (the people's) ORNAMENT to refer to the silver and gold of Ezekiel 7:19, and render as in RM, 'they turned... [ Continue Reading ]
SECRET _place_] RM 'secret treasure.' Not the Holy of Holies specially, but Jerusalern and the Temple viewed as God's precious possession.... [ Continue Reading ]
A CHAIN] a figure for captivity. Violence must be punished by forcible restraint.... [ Continue Reading ]
PROPHETS] were consulted for oracles as to God's will, PRIESTS for authoritative decisions as to the law, elders or ANCIENTS for general advice: see Jeremiah 18:18.... [ Continue Reading ]