_He cried also in mine ears_ Namely, the man whom he had seen upon the throne; _with a loud voice_ This denoted the terribleness of the judgments which were going to be inflicted. _Cause them that have charge_, &c. That is, says Lowth, “the angels who had the charge of executing God's judgments upon... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the glory of God was gone to the threshold of the house _ Namely, that glorious symbol of the divine presence which had been wont to appear between the cherubim upon the mercy-seat, was departed out of that inner sanctuary to the threshold or door of the temple, to show that God would shortly f... [ Continue Reading ]
_To the others he said, Go ye after him and smite_ That is, cut off and destroy all that are either guilty of, or accessory to the abominations of Jerusalem, and even all that do not sigh and cry for them, or that are not affected with grief and sorrow on account of them. _Let not your eyes spare_ Y... [ Continue Reading ]
_And while they were slaying, and I was left_ Having, as it is to be supposed, the mark of preservation set upon his forehead by the protecting angel. He seems to speak as if he thought he alone was preserved amidst the common destruction, although, certainly, all those who had a mark set upon them... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then said he, The iniquity of the house of Israel, &c., is exceeding great_ Here we have God's denial of the prophet's request for a mitigation of the judgment, and the justification of himself in that denial. 1st, Nothing could be said in extenuation of their guilt. God was as willing to show merc... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the man clothed with linen reported the matter_ Gave an account of what he had done in pursuance of his commission; he had found out all that mourned in secret for the sins of the land, and cried out against them by a public testimony, and he had marked them in order to their preservation. _Lor... [ Continue Reading ]