Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Ezekiel 9:1
He cried also in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over (a) the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.
(a) The time to take vengeance.
He cried also in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over (a) the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.
(a) The time to take vengeance.
CHAPTER IX _The vision in this chapter seems intended to denote the general_ _destruction of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, excepting a few_ _pious individuals that were distressed at the abominatio...
THEM THAT HAVE CHARGE - The angels who have charge to execute God’s sentence. EVERY MAN - “angels,” not “men.”...
Ezekiel 9:1. The six men mentioned are angels, into whose hands the city is given. Angels are used in judgments past and future. (See Matthew 13:41; Matthew 16:27;...
EZEKIEL 9. THE PITILESS SLAUGHTER OF THE SINNERS. The doom has been abundantly justified; now it comes, and in bloody form. In obedience to a ringing summons, seven angels come forth to execute it six...
HE CRIED, &c. Contrast "though they cry", &c. (Ezekiel 8:18) EVERY MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. DESTROYING. dashing (in pieces). WEAPON. A various reading called _Sevir_. (App-34), with some codice...
_that have charge over the city_ Lit. either the "oversights" (overseers), or the "visitations" (visitants) of the city. The latter is most natural, "visitations" being said for "those who visit," tha...
CAUSE THEM THAT HAVE CHARGE, &C.— _Those who are the avengers of the city:_ the Chaldeans, whom God had appointed to besiege and destroy this city. Some understand it of _the angels,_ who have the cha...
II. DESTRUCTION BY THE LORD 9:1-10:22 The visions which are recorded in Chapter s 9 and 10 follow logically the terrible indictment of the previous chapter. A fourfold development is evident in the vi...
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. HE CRIED ... WITH A LOUD VOICE....
9:1 of (c-18) Or 'Cause to draw near the chastisements of,' &c....
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE IDOLATERS IN JERUSALEM The voice which has been speaking to Ezekiel now summons six supernatural beings armed with weapons of slaughter. They are attended by a seventh robed like...
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 9 THE MAN WITH A WRITER’S CASE – EZEKIEL 9:1-4 V1 Then I
HE CRIED ALSO... WITH A LOUD VOICE. — The pronoun refers to the same Being as throughout the previous chapter. His nature is sufficiently shown by the prophet’s address to Him in Ezekiel 9:8 : “Ah, Lo...
וַ יִּקְרָ֣א בְ אָזְנַ֗י קֹ֤ול גָּדֹול֙ לֵ
YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 9:1; Ezekiel 10:1; Ezekiel 11:1 ONE of the most instructive phases of reli
The next section of the message most remarkably reveals the fact of the divine discrimination in judgment. The prophet was charged in the vision to cause those who had charge over the city to draw nea...
CONTENTS The Prophet is following up the subject of the former Chapter in this, with an account of divine judgments. The destruction of the ungodly, and the salvation of the righteous, are here solem...
Now the manner of that vengeance which was lately mentioned is expressed. Hence the Prophet says, God exclaimed, so that his command reached to the Chaldeans, who were to be executors of his vengeance...
The glory of Jehovah visits the temple. He takes His place on the side that looked towards the city, and, after having shewn the prophet the heinous sins committed there, He gives command to execute t...
HE CRIED ALSO IN MINE EARS WITH A LOUD VOICE,.... That is, the glory of the Lord God of Israel, whom the prophet saw in the temple, and who directed him from place to place, and showed him all the abo...
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand. Ver. 1. _He cried also._] God, t...
_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 hav...
He cried also in mine ears, with a loud voice, the Lord thus emphasizing the importance of His command, SAYING, CAUSE THEM THAT HAVE CHARGE OVER THE CITY, the heavenly watchmen, the angels through who...
THE LORD'S JUDGMENT UPON THE GUILTY. The wickedness of the people described in chapter 8 is now followed by its proper punishment at the hand of the Lord in full agreement with the certain fulfillmen...
1-4 It is a great comfort to believers, that in the midst of destroyers and destructions, there is a Mediator, a great High Priest, who has an interest in heaven, and in whom saints on earth have an...
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 9 The prophet in the vision seeth a mark set upon some, EZEKIEL 9:1, and the destruction of all the rest, EZEKIEL 9:5. God rejecteth his intercession, EZEKIEL 9:8. HE CRIED; the man wh...
Ezekiel 9:1 called H7121 (H8799) hearing H241 loud H1419 voice H6963 saying H559 (H8800) charge H6486 city...
‘Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Cause those who have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.” ' Ezekiel heard a loud voice, the voice...
CONTENTS: Visions of the slaying in Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Christ. CONCLUSION: Those who live in sin and hate to be reformed, despising God's Word, will perish in sin, and deserve not...
Ezekiel 9:2. _Behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate._ These were the high and mighty angels of God, who as guardians had charge of the city. The Chaldean army were but the secondary exe...
_One man among them was clothed with linen._ CHRIST THE COMMANDER OF THE ANGELS 1. Elect Jews under the law were saved by the mediatorial work of Christ incarnate, as we are under the Gospel. Christ...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:1 A team of seven angels carries out the execution of the unfaithful in Jerusalem at God’s command. Only one of them is assigned the job of protecting the faithful. The proph...
(2.) THE JUDGMENT UPON THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM (Chap. 9) 1. _The guards of the city and their work_ (Ezekiel 9:1) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—This chapter is closely connected with the preceding, and carri...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 9:1 HE CRIED, etc. The voice comes, as before, from the human form, seen as a theophany, in the midst of the Divine glory. CAUSE THEM THAT HAVE CHARGE OVER THE CITY. The noun is an...
CHAPTER 9. THE VISION OF THE SEALING. Ezekiel 9:1. _And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Let the overseers of the city come near,_ (The language in this opening verse, as well as the...
He cried also in my ear with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have the charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand (Ezekiel 9:1). So he heard Him now...
1 Chronicles 21:15; 2 Kings 10:24; Amos 3:7; Amos 3:8; Exodus 12:23;...
He — The man whom he had seen upon the throne. Them — Those whom God hath appointed to destroy the city: perhaps angels. Every man — Every one; 'tis an Hebrew idiom. Each of these had a weapon proper...