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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Ezekiel
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 319,055 words · 620 reading sections
Ezekiel 20:7
Ezekiel 20:7 Ver. 7. Then I said unto them,.... Having promised and swore to do such great and good things for them; which must lay them under an obligation to regard what he should command them: promises and blessings of goodness are great incentives to duty, and lay under great obligation to it: cast ye away every …
220 wordsSECTION 242Ezekiel 20:8
Ezekiel 20:8 Ver. 8. But they rebelled against me,.... All sin is rebellion against God, an act of hostility, especially idolatry; it is refusing homage and casting off allegiance to him: and would not hearken unto me; to his word by his prophets; so the Targum, "they rebelled against my word, and would not receive …
249 wordsSECTION 243Ezekiel 20:9
Ezekiel 20:9 Ver. 9. But I wrought for my name's sake,.... In a way of grace and mercy; did well by thorn, did what he promised to do; not for any merits of theirs, but for his own honour, and the glory of his name: that it should not be polluted before the Heathen, among whom they [were]; be spoken evil of, which is…
180 wordsSECTION 244Ezekiel 20:10
Ezekiel 20:10 Ver. 10. Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt,.... It was the Lord that brought them out from thence with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; that obliged Pharaoh to let them go, and gave them favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, that they went out unmolested by them: and brought…
102 wordsSECTION 245Ezekiel 20:11
Ezekiel 20:11 Ver. 11. And I gave them my statutes,.... The precepts of his law, the law on Mount Sinai, of which there were not the like among other nations; nor were they given unto them, but were a special gift unto Israel, and greatly to be valued, De 4:8; and showed them judgments: the nature, use, and excellenc…
231 wordsSECTION 246Ezekiel 20:12
Ezekiel 20:12 Ver. 12. Moreover, also, I gave them my sabbaths,.... The Targum is, "the days of the sabbaths;'' or sabbath days, the seventh day sabbaths, which recurring throughout the year are many; but, besides these, there were the year of remission, for the seventh year sabbath; and the jubilee year, the great …
283 wordsSECTION 247Ezekiel 20:13
Ezekiel 20:13 Ver. 13. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness,.... Where they were wholly at the mercy of God, entirely dependent upon him; and miracles were wrought every day for the sustaining and preservation of, them from famine, wild beasts, and enemies; yet they rebelled against the Lord; …
7,961 wordsSECTION 248Ezekiel 21:1
Ezekiel 21:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 21 This chapter contains an explanation of a prophecy in the latter part of the preceding chapter; and a new one, concerning the sword of the Chaldeans, and the destruction of the Jews and Ammonites by it. The prophecy of the fire in the forest is explained, Eze 21:1, upon which t…
367 wordsSECTION 249Ezekiel 21:2
Ezekiel 21:2 Ver. 2. Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem,.... Which shows that this city was meant by "the south", Eze 20:46: and drop thy word toward the holy places; which also are meant by the south in the passage referred to, even the holy land, holy city, and holy temple; or the temple itself is only meant…
191 wordsSECTION 250Ezekiel 21:3
Ezekiel 21:3 Ver. 3. And say to the land of Israel,.... The inhabitants of it, signified by the "forest of the south field", Eze 20:47: thus saith the Lord, behold, I am against thee; and sad it is to have the Lord against a people, a nation, a city, or a family, or a particular person; for there is no contending wit…
311 wordsSECTION 251Ezekiel 21:4
Ezekiel 21:4 Ver. 4. Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked,.... Some by the sword, some by famine, some by pestilence, and others by captivity; and, upon the whole, none spared, but the land left desolate: therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh, from the…
112 wordsSECTION 252Ezekiel 21:5
Ezekiel 21:5 Ver. 5. That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath,.... The same with kindling a fire in Judea, See Gill on "Eze 20:48": it shall not return any more; that is, into its sheath, until it has done all its work; meaning that the Chaldean army should not return to the…
100 wordsSECTION 253Ezekiel 21:6
Ezekiel 21:6 Ver. 6. Sigh, therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins,.... As if thy loins were broke, and go as if they were, and sigh as thou goest; or as a woman in travail, having her hands upon her loins as ready to break, and in the utmost distress; or heave, and groan, and sigh, till the girdle …
157 wordsSECTION 254Ezekiel 21:7
Ezekiel 21:7 Ver. 7. And it shall be, when they say unto thee, wherefore sighest thou?.... Which he was to do that purpose, that they might be put upon asking him the reason of it; whether it was on his own personal amount, or on account of his family or particular friends; or whether on a public account, either becau…
377 wordsSECTION 255Ezekiel 21:8
Ezekiel 21:8 Ver. 8. Again, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Either this is a new prophecy of another sword, distinct and different from that of the Chaldeans, even of the sword of the Romans, as Cocceius thinks or it is a further explanation of the former, and an enlargement upon it.…
56 wordsSECTION 256Ezekiel 21:9
Ezekiel 21:9 Ver. 9. Son of man, prophesy and say, thus saith the Lord,.... Deliver out the following prophecy in the name of the Lord: say, a sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished; it is not only drawn out of its sheath, as before, but is made sharp and bright, and ready for use. It is repeated, either to …
201 wordsSECTION 257Ezekiel 21:10
Ezekiel 21:10 Ver. 10. It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter,.... To cut easily, and wound deeply, and make a slaughter of men, like beasts for sacrifice; a sacrifice to the justice of God for their sins, and so acceptable to him; and it is he indeed that sharpens it, or prepares the instruments of his vengeance, w…
427 wordsSECTION 258Ezekiel 21:11
Ezekiel 21:11 Ver. 11. And he hath given it to be furbished, that it might be handled,.... Either Nebuchadnezzar, or rather God, or the Son of God, prepared and brightened the sword, that it might be handled and made use of, either by the Chaldeans or Romans, to the destruction of the Jews. The Targum is, "he gave th…
99 wordsSECTION 259Ezekiel 21:12
Ezekiel 21:12 Ver. 12. Cry, howl, son of man,.... Not only sigh, but cry; and not cry only, but howl; signifying hereby that this would be the case of the Jews when these calamities should come upon them; and, in order to affect them with them before hand, the prophet is ordered to act such a part, as well as to expre…
233 wordsSECTION 260Ezekiel 21:13
Ezekiel 21:13 Ver. 13. Because it is a trial,.... As all afflictions and calamities are, especially to the people of God they try their faith and patience, and every other grace; and also to wicked men, they try them, whether they will repent or not: and what if the sword contemn even the rod? the sceptre: the king o…
6,295 wordsSECTION 261Ezekiel 22:1
Ezekiel 22:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 22 In this chapter a catalogue or list of the sins of the Jews is given; a comparison of them to dross is made, and they are dealt with accordingly; and a complaint is lodged against all ranks and orders of men for their sins; on account of which, there being no intercessor for th…
311 wordsSECTION 262Ezekiel 22:2
Ezekiel 22:2 Ver. 2. Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city?.... Or, "city of bloods" {y}? the city of Jerusalem, in which was shed the blood of the prophets sent unto her; the doubling of the word denotes the vehemency with which it was expressed: wilt thou plead for and excuse such a …
209 wordsSECTION 263Ezekiel 22:3
Ezekiel 22:3 Ver. 3. Then say thou, thus saith the Lord God,.... For though the prophet was to sit as judge, yet in the name of the King of kings, under whose authority he acted: the city sheddeth blood in the midst of it; openly and impudently, in the face of all, and in great abundance; even innocent blood, as the …
203 wordsSECTION 264Ezekiel 22:4
Ezekiel 22:4 Ver. 4. Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed,.... Not only she contracted guilt by the innocent blood she shed, but she was tried and found guilty; her guilt was notorious, plain, and evident, as well as exceeding great, and much aggravated: and hast defiled thyself in thine idols whic…
255 wordsSECTION 265Ezekiel 22:5
Ezekiel 22:5 Ver. 5. Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee,.... The neighbouring nations, as the Edomites, Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites; and distant ones, as the Babylonians, Medes, and Persians; all that either hear of, or see their misery, shall rejoice at it, and triumph over …
132 wordsSECTION 266Ezekiel 22:6
Ezekiel 22:6 Ver. 6. Behold, the princes of Israel,.... Those that belonged to the royal family, or the nobles of the land, or the members of the grand sanhedrim of the nation: everyone were in thee to their power to shed blood; everyone exerted himself to the uttermost, according to his ability, to shed blood, or ca…
79 wordsSECTION 267Ezekiel 22:7
Ezekiel 22:7 Ver. 7. In thee have they set light by father and mother,.... Through whom they received their being from God; by whom they were brought into the world, brought up and educated; and to whom they owed great respect, honour, and obedience; but, on the contrary, they wanted affection to their persons, showed…
393 wordsSECTION 268Ezekiel 22:8
Ezekiel 22:8 Ver. 8. Thou hast despised mine holy things,.... The holy place, the temple, and the worship of it; holy persons, the priests that officiated there; holy sacrifices offered up by them; the holy word of God read and explained; and all holy ordinances there administered. These words are directed to Jerusale…
100 wordsSECTION 269Ezekiel 22:9
Ezekiel 22:9 Ver. 9. In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood,.... Innocent blood, as the Targum; such who go from house to house, as pedlars do, with their wares or spices, as the word {a} signifies; hence the Syriac version renders it "merchants"; and carry tales and lies of innocent persons, and stir up other…
201 wordsSECTION 270Ezekiel 22:10
Ezekiel 22:10 Ver. 10. In thee have they discovered their father's nakedness,.... Or, "he discovered" {b}, or "uncovered", it being in the singular number; though the Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read in the plural; this, though committed, was done but by a few; it being a sin not …
206 wordsSECTION 271Ezekiel 22:11
Ezekiel 22:11 Ver. 11. And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife,.... The sin of adultery, which is an abominable sin; it is so to God, and it should be so to man: or, "a man hath committed" {c}; some man of note, a great man; for this sin prevailed among the princes and nobles: or "everyone"; it be…
204 wordsSECTION 272Ezekiel 22:12
Ezekiel 22:12 Ver. 12. In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood..... Innocent blood, as the Targum; judges upon the bench, whose office it is to take the part of the innocent, and clear him from unjust charges; and protect him from the violence of wicked and unreasonable men; that lay things to his charge, which, i…
324 wordsSECTION 273Ezekiel 22:13
Ezekiel 22:13 Ver. 13. Behold, therefore, I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made,.... As one amazed at it; or as filled with indignation against it; or as grieved and distressed at it; so Jarchi and Kimchi: or else as rejoicing at the punishment going to be inflicted on them for it. So the…
173 wordsSECTION 274Ezekiel 22:14
Ezekiel 22:14 Ver. 14. Can thine heart endure,.... Or "stand" {d}: surely it must fall within thee; become like water, and melt as wax, be it ever so hard and adamantine: or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? surely they must become weak, and drop, and not be able to hold a weapon for …
286 wordsSECTION 275Ezekiel 22:15
Ezekiel 22:15 Ver. 15. And I will scatter thee among the Heathen, and disperse thee in the countries,.... Not only cause them to be carried captive to some one place, as Babylon; but to be scattered and dispersed throughout the various provinces of it, and in other nations, as chaff is by the winds; signifying hereby …
160 wordsSECTION 276Ezekiel 22:16
Ezekiel 22:16 Ver. 16. And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the Heathen,.... No longer be the inheritance of God, but their own; and not have God to be their portion and inheritance, but themselves; and a poor portion and inheritance that must be, being in captivity, poverty, and distress; …
197 wordsSECTION 277Ezekiel 22:17
Ezekiel 22:17 Ver. 17. And the word of the Lord came unto me,.... The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum:saying; as follows: Ezekiel 22:18Ver. 18. Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross,.... Vile, despicable, useless, and unprofitable; to which the wicked of the earth are compared, Ps 119:119…
2,561 wordsSECTION 278Ezekiel 23:1
Ezekiel 23:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 23 In this chapter the idolatries of Israel and Judah are represented under the metaphor of two harlots, and their lewdness. These harlots are described by their descent; by the place and time in which they committed their whoredoms; by their names, and which are explained, Eze 23…
278 wordsSECTION 279Ezekiel 23:2
Ezekiel 23:2 Ver. 2. Son of man, there were two women,.... Or two nations and kingdoms, the kingdom of Israel or the ten tribes, and the kingdom of Judah or the two tribes. So the Targum, "son of man, prophesy concerning two provinces, which are as two women:'' the daughters of one mother; either Sarah the wife of A…
127 wordsSECTION 280Ezekiel 23:3
Ezekiel 23:3 Ver. 3. And they committed whoredoms in Egypt,.... When they were but one body, one nation; and while they sojourned as strangers in that land they learned and practised the idolatries of it, Jos 24:14, and so the Targum, "and they erred in Egypt, after the worship of their idols they erred, and there th…
290 wordsSECTION 281Ezekiel 23:4
Ezekiel 23:4 Ver. 4. And the names of them were Aholah the elder,.... Or, "the greater" {m} meaning the ten tribes of Israel, which were more in number than Judah, and greater in power and riches; their name, Aholah, signifies "her tent or tabernacle", which was entirely their own, and not the Lord's: their worship, a…
357 wordsSECTION 282Ezekiel 23:5
Ezekiel 23:5 Ver. 5. And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine,.... His married wife, and so ought to have cleaved to him alone: or, under me {o}; under his cover, power, and protection, and therefore it was their interest to serve him only: or, "instead of me" {p}; or, as the Syriac version, "besides me": they w…
213 wordsSECTION 283Ezekiel 23:6
Ezekiel 23:6 Ver. 6. Which were clothed with blue,.... A colour the Assyrians were fond of, and clothed their soldiers in, and was taking to the eye; and is mentioned, because that men, finely clothed find beautifully arrayed, are more engaging to women, who are fond of dress: captains and rulers; men of power and au…
132 wordsSECTION 284Ezekiel 23:7
Ezekiel 23:7 Ver. 7. Thus she committed her whoredoms with them,.... Entered into alliance with them, and joined them in their idolatrous worship: with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria; before described by their habit, office, and age: and with all on whom she doted; had an insatiable desire and lust aft…
89 wordsSECTION 285Ezekiel 23:8
Ezekiel 23:8 Ver. 8. Neither left she her idols brought from Egypt,.... Though the Israelites took in the gods of the Assyrians into their worship, they did not relinquish the golden calves set up at Dan and Bethel, in imitation of the Egyptian deities; the idolatrous worship of which they learned in Egypt, and brough…
130 wordsSECTION 286Ezekiel 23:9
Ezekiel 23:9 Ver. 9. Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers,.... To destruction; their persons, families, riches, and kingdom itself: into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted; first into the hands of Pul, then Tiglathpileser, then Shalmaneser, all kings of Assyria, by whom they were spoil…
71 wordsSECTION 287Ezekiel 23:10
Ezekiel 23:10 Ver. 10. These discovered her wickedness,.... That is, stripped them of all their substance: they took her sons and her daughters; and carried them captive: and slew her with the sword; put an end to the kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, and which was never recovered to this day: and she became fa…
149 wordsSECTION 288Ezekiel 23:11
Ezekiel 23:11 Ver. 11. And when her sister Aholibah saw this,.... The two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, when, they saw the idolatries the ten tribes fell into, and the destruction which came upon them for the same; instead of receiving instruction, and taking caution by all this, she was more corrupt in her inordinat…
99 wordsSECTION 289Ezekiel 23:12
Ezekiel 23:12 Ver. 12. She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours,.... As in the times of Ahaz, who sent to Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, for help; and from whence he took the pattern of an altar, and had one built like it at Jerusalem, and offered upon it, 2Ki 16:7, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously; o…
124 wordsSECTION 290Ezekiel 23:13
Ezekiel 23:13 Ver. 13. Then I saw that she was defiled,.... With idols, and the worship of them, Eze 23:7:that they took both one way; the same way of idolatry; worshipped the same idols, lived the same course of life, were guilty of the same sin, both Israel and Judah. Ezekiel 23:14Ver. 14. And that she increased her…
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Ezekiel 24:1 INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 24 Is this chapter the destruction of the city and temple of Jerusalem is prophesied of; the former under the parable of a boiling pot; the latter is represented by the sudden death of Ezekiel's wife. The time of this prophecy was that very day the king of Babylon began the siege …
289 wordsSECTION 292Ezekiel 24:2
Ezekiel 24:2 Ver. 2. Son of man, write thee the name of the day,.... That is, what day of the week it was, as well as what day of the month; as whether the first, or second, or third, &c.: for the Jews had no other names for their days, as we have: even of this same day; according to Bishop Usher {r}, it was the 30th…
311 wordsSECTION 293Ezekiel 24:3
Ezekiel 24:3 Ver. 3. And utter a parable to the rebellious house,.... The people of the Jews so called, not so much on account of their rebellion against the king of Babylon, which caused him to come against them, as on account of their rebellion against God, and the breach of his laws; see Eze 2:3. The prophet is bid…
296 wordsSECTION 294Ezekiel 24:4
Ezekiel 24:4 Ver. 4. Gather the pieces thereof into it,.... fire being made, and the pot set on, and water poured into it, the next thing is, to put in the pieces that are to be boiled; and these are to be gathered; meaning the people of the land, that were to be gathered from the several parts of it, for their securi…
194 wordsSECTION 295Ezekiel 24:5
Ezekiel 24:5 Ver. 5. Take the choice of the flock,.... King, princes, nobles, magistrates, priests and rulers of the people: and burn also the bones under it: or, "put a pile of bones under it" {u}; the bones of them that are slain in it; denoting the great slaughter of them; or the bones of the innocent that had bee…
215 wordsSECTION 296Ezekiel 24:6
Ezekiel 24:6 Ver. 6. Wherefore thus saith the Lord God, woe to the bloody city,.... Here the parable begins to be explained; and shows that by the pot is meant the city of Jerusalem, called the bloody city, because of the blood of the prophets, and of righteous persons, and of innocent babes, that was shed in it; and …
366 wordsSECTION 297Ezekiel 24:7
Ezekiel 24:7 Ver. 7. For her blood is in the midst of her,.... The blood of innocent persons shed in the midst of her, openly and publicly, cried for vengeance: she set it upon the top of a rock; where it could not soak in, as when spilled upon soft earth: this denotes her openness and impudence in shedding blood, as…
197 wordsSECTION 298Ezekiel 24:8
Ezekiel 24:8 Ver. 8. That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance,.... Into the heart and mind of God, into his face, speaking after the manner of men; observing such gross and open wickedness, he determined within himself to show his resentment, manifest his wrath and displeasure, and take vengeance on such …
135 wordsSECTION 299Ezekiel 24:9
Ezekiel 24:9 Ver. 9. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, woe to the bloody city,.... See Gill on "Eze 24:6": I will even make the pile for fire great; a large pile of wood, a great quantity of fuel to maintain the fire, and keep the pot boiling; meaning the vast army of the Chaldeans, which the Lord would bring agains…
102 wordsSECTION 300Ezekiel 24:10
Ezekiel 24:10 Ver. 10. Heap on wood, kindle the fire,.... This is said either to the prophet, to do this in an emblematic way; or to the Chaldean army, to prepare for the siege, encompass the city, begin their attacks, and throw in their stones out of their slings and engines, and arrows from their bows: consume the …
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