Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Ezekiel 24:21
desire... pitieth. Note the Figure of speech Paronomaeia (App-6), to call attention to the emphasis. Hebrew. mahmad... mahmal.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
left. left behind.
desire... pitieth. Note the Figure of speech Paronomaeia (App-6), to call attention to the emphasis. Hebrew. mahmad... mahmal.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
left. left behind.
The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was...
Ezekiel 24:1. The exact date is given by the prophet. It was the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year. What happened also on that date we find recorded in 2 Kings 25:1: “And it came to pass...
_excellency of your strength_ i.e. your proud boast, or, your boasted stronghold (Ezekiel 24:25). The temple is referred to. _that which … pitieth_ Or, spareth, i.e. holds dear, Ezekiel 36:21; Job 20...
III. A SIGNIFICANT DATE 24:1-27 Chapter 24 begins with an important chronological note. According to verse one Nebuchadnezzar began his attack against Jerusalem in the ninth year (of Zedekiah), the te...
B. The Death of Ezekiel's Wife 24:15-24 TRANSLATION (15) And the word of the LORD came unto me saying, (16) Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke; yet...
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons...
THE ALLEGORY OF THE BOILING CALDRON. EZEKIEL'S BEREAVEMENT AND SIGNIFICANT SILENCE This prophecy is dated on the day on which the siege of Jerusalem began. Ezekiel is commanded by God to note the date...
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 24 * The punishment of Judah would happen soon. The *Lord c...
PROFANE MY SANCTUARY. — Not merely by its destruction, but by the manner of its destruction, the Gentiles being allowed to enter its most sacred precincts, and carry off in triumph its sacred vessels...
אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ לְ בֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה ־אָמַר֮ א
FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1; Ezekiel 24:1 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the private life...
The final prophecy in this division described the coming destruction of the city. This was first done under the parable of a cauldron set on a fire, filled with water, and made to boil. The prophet ap...
Speak to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will (s) profane my sanctuary, the (t) excellence of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your...
_Profane, or esteem it no more, (Haydock) but abandon it to the Gentiles. (Calmet) --- Feareth to lose; or on which it rests, ver. 25. (Haydock)_...
See how the Lord is pleased to deal with his faithful servants! Here is a Prophet of the Lord bereaved of one that was near and dear to him; yea, the Lord himself calls her the desire of Ezekiel's eye...
In chapter 24 definitive judgment is pronounced against Jerusalem, who was not even ashamed of her sins. The day that Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem, the wife of the prophet dies; and, althoug...
SPEAK UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL,.... By word of mouth, to those who were upon the spot with him in Chaldea: and by a messenger, or a letter, to them that were in Judea: THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, B...
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons...
_Wilt thou not tell us what these things are_ That is, what is the meaning of thy unusual actions. They seem to make this inquiry by way of derision and contempt. _Speak unto the house of Israel_ Now...
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will profane My Sanctuary, namely, the Temple at Jerusalem, THE EXCELLENCY OF YOUR STRENGTH, in which they took such great pride, THE...
The Death of Ezekiel's Wife and its Significance...
THAT WHICH YOUR SOUL PITIETH: _ Heb._ the pity of your soul...
15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions...
Now he is commissioned to declare the meaning of that he did. SPEAK UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL; to them at Babylon by word of mouth, but to them at Jerusalem by letter, or messenger. PROFANE MY SANCTUAR...
Ezekiel 24:21 Speak H559 (H8798) house H1004 Israel H3478 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 profane...
‘Then I said to them, “The word of Yahweh came to me saying, Speak to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your e...
CONTENTS: Parable of the boiling pot. Ezekiel again made a sign to Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, King of Babylon. CONCLUSION: There is a day coming when it will be said, «He that is filthy, let...
Ezekiel 24:1. _In the ninth year,_ from Jehoiachin's captivity; or the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4. Jehoiachin, who is the same with Jeconiah, reigned one year before h...
_So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded._ SIN THE WORST SORROW I. Other sorrows may have no evil, but even good in them; this...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:1 The two losses recounted here almost certainly belong together, and they come at a turning point in Ezekiel’s prophetic career. The first loss (vv. Ezekiel 24:1) is that o
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:15 No further reference is made to a date, but the placement of this account next to the oracle about the siege of Jerusalem is significant. Ezekiel has performed other symb...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:19 The people are disturbed by Ezekiel’s apparent lack of grief, but his action symbolizes what awaits them: the desecration of the temple will be devastating and numbing, b...
(Ezekiel 24:15.) EXEGETICAL NOTES—“With a view to affect more deeply the minds of his fellow-captives Ezekiel had announced to him the disseverance of the tenderest of all earthly ties—the removal of...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 24:1 IN THE NINTH YEAR. We pass from the date of Ezekiel 20:1 to B.C. 590, and the very day is identified with that on which the army of Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem ...
Now again, chapter 24, In the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month (Ezekiel 24:1), Now notice this. He's in Babylon and on this, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in th...
Acts 6:13; Acts 6:14; Daniel 11:31; Ezekiel 23:25; Ezekiel 23:47;...
Profane — Cast off, and put into the hands of Heathens. The excellency of your strength — So it was while God's presence was there. The desire — As much your desire, as my wife was mine; most dear to...