The prophecy here is of Ammon, whom the King of Babylon also subdued as well as Jerusalem. The Lord hath been pleased to intersperse the history of Israel, here and there, with the account of other nations, by way of manifesting the sovereignty of His government, and to prove Himself to be King of Nations as well as King of Saints.
Verse Ezekiel 21:28. _CONCERNING THE AMMONITES_] They had reproached and insulted Judea in its low estate, see Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 25:6. This prophecy against them was fulfilled about _five_ years...
The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon’s march upon Judaea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go forth not on Judah only, but also on such neighboring tribes as the Ammonites (compare...
Ezekiel 21:1. A solemn message is given to the prophet: “Behold I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.” It was to b...
EZEKIEL 20:45 TO EZEKIEL 21:32. THE TERRIBLE SWORD OF NEBUCHADREZZAR. Here again, as shortly before (chs. 18f.), a piece of theological oratory is followed by a poem this time a wild irregular dithyra...
THEIR REPROACH. Brought against Jerusalem. See Jeremiah 49:1.Zephaniah 2:8. TO CONSUME. that when it beginneth it may flash like lightning....
Ezekiel 20:45 to Ezekiel 21:32. The avenging sword of the Lord The passage Ezekiel 20:45-49 belongs to ch. 21 (as in Heb.). The time to which the chapter is to be assigned is the early period of Nebu...
_the sword_… is _drawn_ Rather with disregard of the accents: A SWORD, A SWORD IS DRAWN FOR SLAUGHTER; IT IS FURBISHED TO THE UTTERMOST IN ORDER THAT IT MAY GLITTER. _to consume_ Rather: TO THE UTTER...
Appendix. 28 32. Threatening prophecy against Ammon The passage is obscure, but several things seem evident. 1. In spite of the similarities between the language of Ezekiel 21:28 and that in Ezekiel...
THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD CONCERNING THE AMMONITES— Concerning the insults and reproaches which they delivered against the Jews in the time of their oppression and disgrace, compare ch. Ezekiel 25:6 and...
D. The Sword Against Ammon 21:28-32 TRANSLATION (28) And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the children of Ammon and their taunt, and say: O sword, keen-edg...
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbishe...
21:28 glitter. (g-46) See Note f ch. 21.15....
3, 4. THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED] corresponding to the green tree and the dry in the parable (Ezekiel 20:47). In spite of his strict theory of retribution in Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel recognised the fact...
THE SWORD.. _IS_ DRAWN] most naturally understood to be the sword of the Lord against Ammon, as against Jerusalem in Ezekiel 21:9. But others take it to be the sword which Ammon drew against Jerusalem...
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 21 * This chapter describes how the king of Babylon and his...
CONCERNING THE AMMONITES. — At the opening of this prophecy (Ezekiel 21:19) the king of Babylon was represented as hesitating whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah, and as being led to the determinati...
_[Ezekiel 21:33]_ וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָדָ֗ם הִנָּבֵ֤א...
THE SWORD UNSHEATHED Ezekiel 21:1 THE date at the beginning of chapter 20 introduces the fourth and last section of the prophecies delivered before the destruction of Jerusalem. It also divides the f...
The commission was then repeated in terms of explanation. Ezekiel was to set his face against Jerusalem, and prophesy against the land of Israel, declaring that Jehovah would draw His sword out of its...
_Reproach, by which they had reproached and insulted over the Jews, at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem. (Challoner) (chap. xxv. 6., and Sophonias ii. 8.) --- They were punished five years lat...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 20 AND 21. Chapter 20 begins a new prophecy, which, with its subdivisions, continues to the end of chapter 23. It will have been remarked that the general div...
AND THOU, SON OF MAN, PROPHESY, AND SAY,.... Here begins a new prophecy, or rather an enlargement on part of the former; two ways being marked out for the sword of the Chaldeans to come in; the one le...
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbi...
_Thus saith the Lord concerning the Ammonites_ Because the Ammonites were reprieved by Nebuchadnezzar's decision to besiege Jerusalem, they were ready to promise themselves security, and to insult ove...
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach, who were allied with Israel against the Babylonians, hut continued in their enmi...
THE SWORD OF BABYLON UPON JUDAH AND UPON AMMON...
28-32 The diviners of the Ammonites made false prophecies of victory. They would never recover their power, but in time would be wholly forgotten. Let us be thankful to be employed as instruments of m...
In EZEKIEL 21:19,20 you had the mention of Rabbath, chief city of the Ammonites, in equal danger with Jerusalem; but while Jerusalem is threatened, Rabbath is no further minded, till now God directs t...
Ezekiel 21:28 son H1121 man H120 prophesy H5012 (H8734) say H559 (H8804) says H559 (H8804) Lord...
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach.” God now turns His attention on the children of Ammon and the way th...
CONTENTS: Parable of the sighing prophet, and of the sword of God. No king for Israel until Messiah comes to reign. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Ezekiel, King of Babylon. CONCLUSION: When the sword is u...
Ezekiel 21:2. _Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places._ In the Latin bibles, this chapter begins at 21:45 of the preseding, which preserves unity in the su...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 21:18 In v. Ezekiel 21:11 the sword was committed to the “hand of the slayer,” identified here as THE KING OF BABYLON. Ezekiel performs
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 21:28. The overthrow of the Ammonites. Israel is to rise after judgment, but Ammon is to be utterly destroyed. Ezekiel 21:28. “CONCERNING THE AMMONITES, AND CONCERNING THEIR...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 21:2, EZEKIEL 21:3 The opening words, reproducing those of Ezekiel 20:46, indicate that the interpretation of that parable is coming. So the
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Ezekiel 21, the twenty-first chapter of Ezekiel. Now the prophets of God were often very colorful persons. And because people would not always listen to the Word of...
Amos 1:13; Ezekiel 21:10; Ezekiel 21:20; Ezekiel 21:9; Ezekiel 25:2
Their reproach — Wherewith they reproached Israel in the day of Israel's afflictions....