Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. THEN CAME CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS - persons holding that dignity among the exiles at the Chebar. Grotius refers this to Seraiah and those sent with him from Judea (). The prophet's reply, first, reflecting on the character of th... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? THESE MEN HAVE SET UP THEIR IDOLS IN THEIR HEART, AND PUT THE STUMBLINGBLOCK OF THEIR INIQUITY BEFORE THEIR FACE. The heart is fir... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitud... [ Continue Reading ]
That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. THAT I MAY TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IN THEIR OWN HEART - i:e., unvail and overtake with punishment the dissimulation and impiety of Israel hid in their own heart. Or rather, 'That I... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; REPENT, AND TURN YOURSELVES FROM YOUR IDOLS. Though God so threatened the people for their idolatry (), yet... [ Continue Reading ]
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answe... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. AND WILL MAKE HIM A SIGN - literally, 'I will destroy him [ wahªsimotiyhuw (H8074)] so as to become a sign;' it will be no ord... [ Continue Reading ]
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. I THE LORD HAVE DECEIVED THAT PROPHET - not directly, but through Satan and his ministers; not merel... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; THEY SHALL BEAR THE PUNISHMENT OF THEIR INIQUITY. As they dealt deceitfully with God by seeking answers of peace without repentance so God would let th... [ Continue Reading ]
That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. THAT THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL MAY GO NO MORE ASTRAY FROM ME. Love was the spring of God's very judgments on H... [ Continue Reading ]
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME AGAIN TO ME. The second part of the chapter: the effect which the presence of a few righteous persons was to have on the purposes of God (cf. Abraham's plea with God for Sodom, if ten righteous persons could be found in it,... [ Continue Reading ]
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 cut off man and beast from it: THEN WILL I ... BREAK THE STAFF OF THE BREAD - on which man's ex... [ Continue Reading ]
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. NOAH, DANIEL ... JOB - specified in particular as having been saved from overwhelming calamities for their personal righteousness. Noah had the members of... [ Continue Reading ]
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: The argument is cumulative. He first puts the case of the land sinning, so as to fall under the judgment of a "famine" (); then () "noisome beasts" ()... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have b... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. THEY SHALL COMFORT YOU - not in words, but by your recognizing in their manifest guilt that God had not been unjustly severe t... [ Continue Reading ]