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Jeremiah 14; Jeremiah 15 is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy.
Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver to the exiles
the same message which Jeremiah conveys to the inhabitants of J...
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Ezekiel 14:1. These inquiring elders, with wickedness in their hearts,
give another illustration of the depth of degradation in which the
people had sunk. He who searches the hearts knew what was in t...
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THE RIGHTEOUS CANNOT SAVE THE CITY, BUT ONLY THEMSELVES. In spite of
all Ezekiel's visions and warnings, the people still cherish the
illusion that Jerusalem will be spared if for no other reason, at...
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THE LAND. a land.
SINNETH. Hebrew. _chata._ App-44.
TRESPASSING. Hebrew ma'al. App-44. Note the Figure of speech
_Polyptoton_ (App-6). Hebrew. to trespass. trespass i.e. to trespass
exceedingly. See...
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The presence of righteous men among a sinful people will not save the
sinners
The passage may be in answer to thoughts which the prophet felt might
rise in the minds of those to whom he spoke. He thr...
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_when the land_ Rather: A land. The whole of Ezekiel 14:13 is
supposition: when a land sinneth … and I stretch … and break …
and send … and cut off....
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WHEN THE LAND SINNETH AGAINST ME— The design of this and the
following verses is, to shew that when the inhabitants of a land have
filled up the measure of their iniquities, and God ariseth to execute...
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B. Presence of Righteous Men 14:12-23
TRANSLATION
(12) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (13) Son of man,
when a land sins against Me by trespassing grievously, and I stretch
out My hand...
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Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break
the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and wil...
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A DIVINE PRINCIPLE AND AN APPARENT EXCEPTION
As a rule when God punishes a land for its wickedness by such
judgments as famine, wild beasts, sword, or pestilence, the presence
in it of the most eminen...
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THE LAND] RV 'a land.' Ezekiel 14:13 suppose a series of general
cases. THEN WILL I STRETCH, etc.] RV 'and I stretch.. and break.. and
send.. and cut off.' All this is part of the supposition.
14, 20...
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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 14
WICKED LEADERS – EZEKIEL 14:1-23
V1 Some of *Is
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WHEN THE LAND SINNETH. — The definite article is not in the Hebrew,
and should be omitted, as the proposition is a general one. Also the
future tenses throughout the verse should be rendered as presen...
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בֶּן ־אָדָ֗ם אֶ֚רֶץ כִּ֤י תֶחֱטָא
־לִי֙ לִ
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Certain of the elders of Israel now came to Ezekiel, evidently to hear
what message he had to deliver to them. The word of the Lord revealed
to him that whatever their outward attitude might be, they...
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Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
grievously, then will I stretch out my hand upon it, (h) and will
break the staff of its bread, and will send famine upon it, and will
cut o...
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We have no difficulty in explaining sin as the cause of sorrow. The
four sore judgments of God, famine, the sword, wild beasts, and
pestilence, are among the rods by which guilty nations, in all ages,...
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The next verse thought to be joined: for some interpreters altogether
pervert the Prophet’s sense by finishing the sentence there, as if
he had said, I will extend my hand over it, e. But the sentence...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
Chapter 13 judges the prophets who deceived the people in Jerusalem by
their pretended visions of peace. In chapter 14 the elders of Israel
come an...
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SON OF MAN, WHEN THE LAND SINNETH AGAINST ME BY TRESPASSING
GRIEVOUSLY,.... That is, the inhabitants of the land, when they are in
general become sinners against God and his law; and not merely
sinner...
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Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break
the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will...
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_When the land_, or, _when a land sinneth_, &c. The meaning of this
and the following verses is, that when the inhabitants of a land have
filled up the measure of their iniquities, and God ariseth to...
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Son of man, when the land sinneth against Me by trespassing
grievously, in unfaithfulness and treachery, THEN WILL I STRETCH OUT
MINE HAND UPON IT, to mete out the well-deserved punishment upon its
id...
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God's Irrevocable Sentence...
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12-23 National sins bring national judgments. Though sinners escape
one judgment, another is waiting for them. When God's professing
people rebel against him, they may justly expect all his judgments...
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WHEN; at what time soever. THE LAND, put for the men that dwell in the
land. BY TRESPASSING GRIEVOUSLY; as a hypocritical, backsliding
people, that give fair promises, but perform them not, rather act...
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Ezekiel 14:13 Son H1121 man H120 land H776 sins H2398 (H8799)
persistent H4604 unfaithfulness H4603 (H8800) out...
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Ezekiel 14:12
The language of the text is worthy of remark, because it speaks of
Noah, Daniel, and Job saving their own souls by their righteousness; a
form of expression to which undoubtedly many pe...
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CONTENTS: Vision of the elders of Israel. Jerusalem on no account to
be spared.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Noah, Job, Daniel.
CONCLUSION: Many who have no idols in their sanctuary have idols in
their...
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Ezekiel 14:1. _Then came certain of the elders of Israel,_ ex-judges
and magistrates in Judea. They were all idolaters, yet they wished to
know whether there were any hope of their return to Jerusalem...
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_Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they
should deliver but their own souls._
THE LIMIT OF INFLUENCE
The solemnity of this assurance is increased by the fact that it forms
qui...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 14:12 Five distinct paragraphs make up this
oracle. The first four describe four forms of divine judgment on
Jerusalem: famine (vv. Ezekiel 14:12); beasts (vv....
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JUDAH AND JERUSALEM CANNOT CLAIM EXEMPTION FROM JUDGMENTS BECAUSE OF
THE RIGHTEOUS FEW THEREIN (Ezekiel 14:12)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 14:12. “WHEN THE LAND SINNETH AGAINST
ME BY TRESPASSING GRIEVO...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 14:1
As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain ELDERS OF
ISRAEL, _i_._e_. of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel,
wishing to know what counsels or wh...
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CHAPTER 14.
HYPOCRITICAL INQUIRERS AFTER GOD THEIR WICKEDNESS DISCOVERED AND
REBUKED.
Ezekiel 14:1. _And there came to me some of the elders of Israel and
sat before me._
Ezekiel 14:2. _And the wor...
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Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men
have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling...
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Daniel 9:10; Daniel 9:5; Ezekiel 14:17; Ezekiel 14:19; Ezekiel 14:21
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When — At what time soever....