And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, As Ezekiel 12:1 denounced the false expectations of the people, so this denounces the false leaders who fed those expectations. As an independent witness, Ezekiel confirms at the Chebar the testimony of Jeremiah (,31 ) in his letter from Jerusalem to... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; SAY ... UNTO THEM THAT PROPHESY - namely, a speedy return to Jerusalem. OUT OF THEIR OWN HEARTS - alluding to the words of Jeremiah (; )... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! WOE UNTO THE FOOLISH PROPHETS - through vaunting as though exclusively possessing "wisdom" (1 Corinthians 1:19); the "fear of God" being the only "beginning of wisdom" (). THAT FOLLOW T... [ Continue Reading ]
O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. O ISRAEL, THY PROPHETS ARE LIKE THE FOXES - which cunningly "spoil the vines" (), Israel being the vineyard (Psalms 80:8; Isaiah 5:1; ; ): their duty was to have guarded it from being spoiled, whereas they themselves spoiled it by corrupt... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. YE HAVE NOT GONE UP INTO THE GAPS. Metaphor from breaches made in a wall, to which the defenders ought to betake themselves, in order to repel the entrance of the fo... [ Continue Reading ]
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. THEY HAVE MADE OTHERS TO HOPE ... - rather, 'they hoped' to confirm (i:e. make good) 'their word' by the event corresponding to... [ Continue Reading ]
_HAVE YE NOT SEEN A VAIN VISION, AND HAVE YE NOT SPOKEN A LYING DIVINATION, WHEREAS YE SAY, THE LORD SAITH IT; ALBEIT I HAVE NOT SPOKEN?_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. BEHOLD, I AM AGAINST YOU - rather, understand, 'I come against you,' to punish your wicked profanation of my name (cf. ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. MINE HA... [ Continue Reading ]
Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: BECAUSE, EVEN BECAUSE. The repetition heightens the emphasis. THEY HAVE SEDUCED MY PEOPLE, SAYING, PEACE - safety to the nation.... [ Continue Reading ]
Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. THERE SHALL BE AN OVERFLOWING SHOWER - "overflowing," inundating; such as will at once wash away the mere clay mor... [ Continue Reading ]
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? WHEN THE WALL IS FALLEN, SHALL IT NOT BE SAID UNTO YOU. Your vanity and folly shall be so manifested that it shall pass into a proverb, "Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; I WILL EVEN REND IT WITH A STORMY WIND IN MY FURY; AND THERE SHALL BE AN OVERFLOWI... [ Continue Reading ]
So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. SO WILL I BREAK DOWN THE WALL THA... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS WILL I ACCOMPLISH MY WRATH UPON THE WALL, AND UPON THEM THAT HAVE DAUBED IT WITH UNTEMPERED MORTER, AND WILL SAY UNTO YOU, THE WALL IS NO MORE, NEITHER THEY THAT DAUBED IT;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD. THE PROPHETS ... WHICH PROPHESY CONCERNING JERUSALEM AND ... SEE VISIONS OF PEACE FOR HER, AND THERE IS THE PROPHETS ... WHICH PROPHESY CONCERNIN... [ Continue Reading ]
Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them, LIKEWISE, THOU SON OF MAN, SET THY FACE AGAINST THE DAUGHTERS OF THY PEOPLE - put on a bold countenance, fearlessly to denounce them (Ezekiel 3:8; )... [ Continue Reading ]
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? WOE TO THE WOMEN THAT SEW PILLOWS TO ALL ARM-HOLES - rat... [ Continue Reading ]
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? WILL YE POLLUTE ME AMONG MY PEOPLE FOR HANDFULS OF BARELY AND FOR PIECES... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. BEHOLD, I AM AGAINST YOUR PILLOWS - i:e., against your lying cer... [ Continue Reading ]
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. THEY SHALL BE NO MORE IN YOUR HAND - in your power. "My people" are the elect remnant of Israel to be saved. YE SHALL KNOW THAT I... [ Continue Reading ]
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: BECAUSE WITH LIES YE HAVE MADE THE HEART OF THE RIGHTEOUS SAD - by lying predictions of calamit... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. YE SHALL SEE NO MORE VANITY. The event shall confute your lies, involving yourselves in destruction (; ; ; ). Remarks: (1) The leading characteris... [ Continue Reading ]