CHAPTER XIV.
Left. Pastors will always remain to instruct God's children. (Worthington) --- Doings. Their words (Calmet) and conduct even in captivity, will evince that they have not been punished unjustly. (St. Jerome) --- From them you may judge what sort of men their fathers were; or, as they have been spared for their virtue, you may conclude that the rest would not have perished, if they had been innocent. (Haydock)
Verse Ezekiel 14:22. _BEHOLD, THEY SHALL COME FORTH UNTO YOU_] Though there shall be great desolations in the land of Judea, yet a _remnant_ _shall be left that shall come here also as captives_; and...
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...
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...
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...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. remnant. This is always used in. good sense. THEIR WAY &c.: i.e. their good way and doings. EVIL. Hebrew raa. App-44....
_behold, therein shall be left_ Rather: AND BEHOLD, SHOULD THERE BE LEFT therein a remnant. After "behold" the verb is hypothetical, as often, e.g. ch. Ezekiel 13:12; Ezekiel 15:4. If some of the wick...
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...
YE SHALL SEE THEIR WAY, &C.— "Their afflictions shall bring them to a due sense of their former iniquities; and, escaping from these sore judgments, they shall humbly confess their own sins, and the s...
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...
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...
14:22 escape, (b-11) See chs. 12.16; 36.20....
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...
YE SHALL SEE.. AND BE COMFORTED] The exiles of the first captivity would be distressed at the fate of Jerusalem, but the conduct of the survivors would convince them that it had been well deserved, an...
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
YE SHALL BE COMFORTED CONCERNING THE EVIL. — In this and the following verse it is promised that a remnant shall be brought from Jerusalem; and it is clearly implied that they shall come to Babylonia....
וְ הִנֵּ֨ה נֹֽותְרָה ־בָּ֜הּ פְּלֵטָ֗ה הַֽ מּ
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...
Yet, behold, in it shall be left a (l) remnant that shall be brought forth, [both] sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall b...
What a gracious close is made to this solemn chapter! I hope the reader will not overlook it or lose sight of it. Can anything be more lovely, more interesting, or more recommending, in proof of the D...
He now adds, _there shall be a remnant in that escape. _They explain this verse parenthetically, as if God by way of correction engaged to act more mercifully towards that city, than if he struck any...
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...
YET, BEHOLD, THEREIN SHALL BE LEFT A REMNANT,.... That is, in Jerusalem, on which God's four sore judgments should be sent: though in a sinful land, as before described, where only one judgment was se...
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 b...
_Yet, behold, therein_ In Jerusalem itself, though marked for utter ruin; in Judea, though condemned to suffer unexampled desolations; _shall be left a remnant_ That shall not be cut off by any of tho...
Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant, an escaped portion, that shall be brought forth, both Sons and daughters, whom the mercy of the Lord would spare in the general destruction, although the...
God's Irrevocable Sentence...
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...
THEREIN; in Jerusalem itself, and in the land. A REMNANT; some that escape, for though none could prevail with God to prevent the emptying the city and the land, and cutting off the most, yet this was...
Ezekiel 14:22 left H3498 (H8738) remnant H6413 out H3318 (H8716) sons H1121 daughters H1323 out H3318 ...
“Yet behold in it will be left those who escape, who will be carried forth, both sons and daughters. Behold they will come forth to you, and you will see their way and their doings, and you will be co...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
2 Chronicles 36:20; Deuteronomy 4:31; Ezekiel 16:63; Ezekiel 20:43;...
Their way — Their sin and their punishment. Comforted — In this proof of the truth of God....