George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ezekiel 20:47
Burned, with war and famine, Jeremias xxi. 14. (Calmet) --- North, from Egypt to Mesopotamia. (Theodoret) --- Nabuchodonosor invaded those parts. (Haydock)
Burned, with war and famine, Jeremias xxi. 14. (Calmet) --- North, from Egypt to Mesopotamia. (Theodoret) --- Nabuchodonosor invaded those parts. (Haydock)
Verse Ezekiel 20:47. _I WILL KINDLE A FIRE_] I will send war, "and it shall devour every green tree," the most eminent and substantial of the inhabitants; and _every dry tree_, the lowest and meanest...
This paragraph is in the Hebrew text, Septuagint and Vulgate the beginning of Ezekiel 21 to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy delivered in a form which is there explained. It may, however, b...
CHAPTER S 20-24 Further and Final Predictions Concerning the judgment of Jerusalem _ 1. Jehovah rehearses His mercies bestowed upon Israel (Ezekiel 20:1) _ 2. The impending judgment announced (Ezek...
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...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6....
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...
ALL FACES FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH, &C.— "From the south of Judaea to the north, shall be seen nothing but faces, burnt, dried up, pale; melancholy through fear, famine, grief, and despair." Isaiah...
III. ISRAEL'S IMMINENT JUDGMENT 20:45-21:32 In the Hebrew Bible Ezekiel 20:45 becomes the first verse of chapter 21. Clearly this is a better arrangement than that adopted by the Authorized Version an...
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, MOREOVER THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME. An introductory brief description, in enigma, of the destruction by fire and sword detailed more exp...
20:47 south, (f-8) Heb. _ Negeb_ . see Joshua 10:40 . Same word at end of verse, and ch. 21.4. meets (a-51) Lit. 'every face' (i.e. every side of the forest, &c.). burned (b-60) Or 'scorched.'...
§ 5. A FINAL SERIES OF PROPHECIES ON THE NECESSITY OF ISRAEL'S PUNISHMENT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (EZEKIEL 20-24) Date, Aug.-Sept. 590 b.c. to Jan.-Feb. 587 b.c. This group includes a warning...
THE SWORD OF THE LORD AGAINST JERUSALEM (AND AMMON?) Ezekiel 21 of the Hebrew Bible begins with Ezekiel 20:45 of the English. It is mainly concerned with Jerusalem (Ezekiel 20:45 to...
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 20 * God is patient. He gives people every opportunity to *...
EVERY GREEN TREE IN THEE, AND EVERY DRY TREE — _i.e.,_ persons of every condition, the condition here having reference probably to their moral state; the approaching desolation should be so complete,...
_[Ezekiel 21:3]_ וְ אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְ יַ֣עַר הַ...
JEHOVAH'S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL Ezekiel 20:1 BY far the hardest trial of Ezekiel's faith must have been the conduct of his fellow-exiles. It was amongst them that he looked for the great spiritual...
In this final section of the prophecies dealing with reprobation, the prophet in a series of messages set forth the righteousness thereof. In the seventh year of the reign of Jehoiachin, that is four...
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every (y) green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the...
This seems a new discourse, or, if it be not, it is only as a postscript to a letter. The former was delivered concerning the Church in Babylon, and this is directed concerning the people at Jerusalem...
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 SAY TO THE FOREST OF THE SOUTH,.... To the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea: HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD; attend to it, and receive it, believe it, and take warning from it: THUS SAITH THE LORD...
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flam...
_Moreover, the word of the Lord_, &c. Here we have a new prophecy, with which Houbigant, following many learned commentators, begins the xxist chapter, and that very properly; for what is contained in...
THE PICTURE OF THE FOREST FIRE...
and say to the forest of the South, the densely populated districts of that section of the country, HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, whose power and sovereignty is unquestioned, BEH...
45-49 Judah and Jerusalem had been full of people, as a forest of trees, but empty of fruit. God's word prophesies against those who bring not forth the fruits of righteousness. When He will ruin a na...
HEAR; hearken diligently, and consider. THE WORD OF THE LORD; what God foretells shall be done. I WILL KINDLE A FIRE, I will bring an evil like fire, the Chaldean forces, in thee, in the midst of the...
Ezekiel 20:47 say H559 (H8804) forest H3293 South H5045 Hear H8085 (H8798) word H1697 LORD H3068 says...
“And say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of Yahweh. Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold I will kindle a fire in you and it will devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree. The flaming...
CONTENTS: Jehovah vindicated in the chastising of Israel. Israel's future judgment. Parable of the forest of the south field. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: God takes it as an affront when tho...
Ezekiel 20:1. _The elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me._ They still respected the divine καρισματα, or holy anointing of the Spirit; but they sought it for a reverse of the...
(Ezekiel 20:45) EXEGETICAL NOTES. The destruction of Jerusalem under the image of a forest devoured by fire. A comparison of these verses with Ezekiel 21:2, shows that they belong properly to Ch. 21...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 20:1 A new date is given, and includes what follows to Ezekiel 23:49. The last note of time was in Ezekiel 8:1, and eleven months and five days had passed, during which the prop
CHAPTER 20:45-49, 21. THE VISION OF THE LORD'S FIRE AND SWORD. THE five concluding verses in Ezekiel 20:45-49, as already noticed, should evidently have been connected with Ezekiel 21, and are justly...
Now it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me (Ezekiel 20:1). Now this e...
Deuteronomy 32:22; Ezekiel 15:6; Ezekiel 15:7; Ezekiel 17:24;...
Every green tree — All that flourish, and all that are poor. All faces — All persons and orders of men, from one end of the land to the other....