Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Heretofore his functions had been chiefly threatening: from this point, after the evil had gotten to its worst, in the overthrow of Jerusalem, the consolatory element preponderates.... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE - whom he had been forbidden to address, from Ezekiel 24:26, until Jeru... [ Continue Reading ]
If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; IF, WHEN HE SEETH THE SWORD - invaders. An appropriate illustration at the time of the invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. IF THE SWORD COME AND TAKE HIM AWAY, HIS BLOOD SHALL BE UPON HIS OWN HEAD - metaphor from sacrificial victims, on the heads of which they used to lay... [ Continue Reading ]
_HE HEARD THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET, AND TOOK NOT WARNING; HIS BLOOD SHALL BE UPON HIM. BUT HE THAT TAKETH WARNING SHALL DELIVER HIS SOUL._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. IF THE SWORD COME AND TAKE ANY PERSON FROM AMONG THEM, HE... [ Continue Reading ]
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. I HAVE SET THEE A WATCHMAN - application of the image. The "I" is emphatic: "I have set thee," not as in the case of the earthly watchman, 'the peopl... [ Continue Reading ]
When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. WHEN I SAY UNTO THE WICKED. O WICKED MAN, THOU SHALT SURELY DIE - by a violent death, th... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. NEVERTHELESS, IF THOU WARN THE WICKED OF HIS WAY ... IF HE DO NOT TURN FROM HIS WAY, HE SHALL DIE IN HIS INIQUITY; BUT THOU HAST DELIV... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? THUS YE SPEAK, SAYING, IF OUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND OUR SINS BE UPON US - i:e., If their guilt remain on us. AND W... [ Continue Reading ]
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? SAY UNTO THEM, AS I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD GOD, I HAVE NO PLEASURE IN THE DEATH... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be ab... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHEN I SHALL SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS, THAT HE SHALL SURELY LIVE; IF HE TRUST TO HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND COMMIT INIQUITY, ALL HIS RIGHTEOUSNESSES SHALL NOT BE REMEMBERED; BUT FOR HIS INIQUITY THAT HE HATH COMMITTED, HE SHALL DIE FOR IT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. IF THE WICKED RESTORE THE PLEDGE, GIVE AGAIN THAT HE HAD ROBBED - (). WALK IN THE STATUTES OF LIFE - in the obeying of which life is... [ Continue Reading ]
_NONE OF HIS SINS THAT HE HATH COMMITTED SHALL BE MENTIONED UNTO HIM: HE HATH DONE THAT WHICH IS LAWFUL AND RIGHT; HE SHALL SURELY LIVE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. YET THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE SAY, THE WAY OF THE LORD IS NOT EQUAL - the Lord's way of dealing in His moral government.... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS TURNETH FROM HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND COMMITTETH INIQUITY, HE SHALL EVEN DIE THEREBY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. IN THE TWELFTH YEAR OF OUR CAPTIVITY, IN THE TENTH MONTH - a year and a half after the capture of the... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS UPON ME IN THE EVENING - (see note, Ezekiel 33:2). Thus the capture of Jerus... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. THEY THAT INHABIT THOSE WASTES OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL SPEAK. Marking the blindness of the fraction of Jews under Gedal... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? YE EAT WITH THE BLOOD - in opposition to the law (: cf. ). They did so as an idolatrous rite.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land? YE STAND UPON YOUR SWORD - your dependence is not on right and equity, but on force and arms. YE DEFILE EVERY ONE HIS NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE - scarcely any one refrains from ad... [ Continue Reading ]
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. SURELY THEY THAT ARE IN... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. I WILL LAY THE LAND MOST DESOLATE - (; ). THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL SHALL BE DESOLATE, THAT NONE SHALL PASS THROUGH - from fear of wild be... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SHALL THEY KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, WHEN I HAVE LAID THE LAND MOST DESOLATE BECAUSE OF ALL THEIR ABOMINATIONS WHICH THEY HAVE COMMITTED._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. ALSO, THOU SON OF MAN, THE CHILDR... [ Continue Reading ]
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. THEY COME UNTO THEE AS THE PEOPLE COMETH - i:e., in crowds, as discip... [ Continue Reading ]
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. LO, THOU ART UNTO THEM AS A VERY LOVELY SONG - literally, a 'song of loves:' a lover's song. They praise thy eloquence, but care... [ Continue Reading ]
And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. WHEN THIS COMETH TO PASS - when thy predictions are verified. (LO, IT WILL COME) - rather, 'lo, it is come' (see Ezekiel 33:21). SHALL THEY KNOW - experimentally, and to their cost. R... [ Continue Reading ]