King James Version
Ezekiel 7
27 verses with commentary
The End Has Come
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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<strong>Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,</strong> The prophetic formula introduces another divine revelation, this time concerning "the end" (<em>qets</em>, קֵץ) of Israel's probation. Chapter 7 forms a unified prophetic oracle announcing judgment's immediacy using drumbeat repetition of "the end" (verses 2, 3, 6) and "the day" (verses 7, 10, 12). The formula establishes divine ...
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44. Referring to the forms of contract (Jr 32:10-12):
**Benjamin--**specified as Anathoth; Jeremiah's place of residence where the field lay (Jr 32:8), was in it.
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
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<strong>Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.</strong> The double emphatic "An end, the end" (<em>qets ha-qets ba</em>, קֵץ הַקֵּץ בָּא) creates drumbeat effect emphasizing finality. Hebrew <em>qets</em> means termination, conclusion, or boundary—Israel's time has run out. "Upon the four corners of the lan...
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(2) **The four corners.—**A frequent Scriptural phrase for every part. (Comp. Isaiah 11:12; Revelation 7:1.) The origin of the expression is to be sought, not in any supposed popular belief that the earth was square, but in the fact that so many common things had just four sides or four corners (see Exodus 25:12; Exodus 27:2; Job 1:19; Acts 10:11, &c), that the phrase came naturally to be a common...
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. recompense: Heb. give
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<strong>Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.</strong> The "now" (<em>atah</em>, עַתָּה) stresses immediacy—not future threat but present reality. God will "send" (<em>shillachti</em>) His anger actively, not passively allow consequences. "Judge thee according to thy ways...
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CHAPTER 33 Jr 33:1-26. Prophecy of the Restoration from Babylon, and of Messiah as King and Priest.
**1. shut up--**(Jr 32:2, 3; 2Ti 2:9). Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound."
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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<strong>And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.</strong> God declares He will withhold mercy—"mine eye shall not spare" (<em>lo-tachoss eini</em>, לֹא־תָחוֹס עֵינִי) and "neither will I have pity" (<em>velo echmol</em>, וְלֹא אֶחְמֹל). This does...
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**2. maker thereof--**rather, "the doer of it," namely, that which Jeremiah is about to prophesy, the restoration of Israel, an act which is thought now impossible, but which the Almighty will effect.
**formed it--**namely, Jerusalem (Jr 32:44) [Calvin]. Rather, "that formed," that is, moulds His purpose into due shape for execution (Is 37:26).
**Lord ... his name--**(Ex 3:14, 15).
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
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<strong>Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.</strong> The emphatic "an evil, an only evil" (<em>raah achat raah</em>, רָעָה אַחַת רָעָה) stresses uniqueness—this judgment surpasses all previous disasters in severity and finality. Some translations render <em>achat</em> as "unprecedented" or "unparalleled." "Behold, is come" (<em>hineh ba'ah</em>, הִנֵּה בָאָה) emphasize...
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(5) **An only evil.**—That is, an evil so all-embracing as to be complete in itself, and need no repetition. Compare the same thought in Nahum 1:9, “affliction shall not rise up the second time.” Some MSS., and the Chaldee, by the alteration of one letter, read “evil after evil,” as in Ezekiel 7:26.
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**3. Call ... I will answer--**(Jr 29:12; Psa 91:15). Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God's promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people (Psa 132:13, 17; Is 62:6, 7).
**mighty things--**Hebrew, "inaccessible things," that is, incredible, hard to man's unders...
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. watcheth for: Heb. awaketh against
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<strong>An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.</strong> The triple repetition of "come" (<em>ba</em>, בָא) creates relentless drumbeat emphasizing inevitability. "It watcheth for thee" (<em>heqitz elayich</em>, הֵקִיץ אֵלַיִךְ) uses verb meaning "awaken" or "rouse"—the end awakens like predator stirring to attack prey. This personifies judgment as living force a...
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**4. houses ... thrown down by the mounts--**namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds (Jr 32:24); "and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come , the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. sounding: or, echo
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<strong>The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.</strong> "Morning" (<em>tzefirah</em>, צְפִירָה) may mean "doom" or "turn of events"—not joyful daybreak but dreadful dawning of judgment day. "Time is come" (<em>ba ha-et</em>, בָא הָעֵת) and "day of trouble is near" (<em>qarov yom</em...
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(7) **The morning is come unto thee.**—The word here used is not the usual one for *morning. *This word occurs elsewhere only in Ezekiel 7:10 and Isaiah 28:5, where it is translated *crown. *There is much difference of opinion both as to its derivation and its meaning. The most probable sense is *circuit*—“the circuit of thy sins is finished, and the end is come upon thee.”
**The sounding again of...
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**5. They--**the Jews; the defenders of the "houses" (Jr 33:4), "come forward to fight with the Chaldeans," who burst into the city through the "thrown-down houses," but all the effect that they produce "is, to fill them (the houses) with" their own "dead bodies."
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
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<strong>Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.</strong> "Shortly" (<em>mi-qarov</em>, מִקָּרוֹב) emphasizes imminent timing—not distant future but immediate threat. "Pour out my fury" (<em>eshpokh chamati</em>, אֶשְׁפֹּךְ חֲמָתִי) uses imagery of liquid vio...
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6. (Jr 30:17). The answer to Jeremiah's mournful question (Jr 8:22).
**cure--**literally, the long linen bandage employed in dressing wounds.
**truth--**that is, stability; I will bring forth for them abundant and permanent peace, that is, prosperity.
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc
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<strong>And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.</strong> This verse nearly repeats verse 4 with crucial addition: "I am the LORD that smiteth" (<em>ki ani Yahweh makkeh</em>, כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה מַכֶּה). The participle <em>makkeh</em> m...
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(9) **The Lord that smiteth.**—In Ezekiel 7:4 it is only said, “Ye shall know that I am the LORD,” without saying in what respect; here this is specified—they shall know that God is a God of judgment, and that these calamities are from Him.
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**7. cause ... to return--**that is, reverse (Jr 33:11; Jr 32:44). The specification, both of "Judah" and "Israel," can only apply fully to the future restoration.
**as at the first--**(Is 1:26).
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
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<strong>Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.</strong> The "day" references the Day of the LORD—time of divine intervention in judgment. "The rod hath blossomed" (<em>parach ha-matteh</em>, פָּרַח הַמַּטֶּה) and "pride hath budded" (<em>tzatz ha-zadon</em>, צָץ הַזָּדוֹן) use botanical imagery of maturation—sin has fully ripened, ...
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(10) **The morning is gone forth.—**The same word as in Ezekiel 7:7, and in the same sense—the circle is complete, the end is reached, sin hath brought forth death. “The rod” is commonly understood of the Chaldæan conqueror; but as the word is the same for *rod *and for *tribe, *and is very often used in the latter sense, it will be more in accordance with the connection to understand here a play ...
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**8. cleanse--**(Eze 36:25; Zec 13:1; He 9:13, 14). Alluding to the legal rites of purification.
**all their iniquity ... all their iniquities--**both the principle of sin within, and its outward manifestations in acts. The repetition is in order that the Jews may consider how great is the grace of God in not merely pardoning (as to the punishment), but also cleansing them (as to the pollution o...
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. theirs: or, their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult
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<strong>Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.</strong> This verse depicts violence personified as a rod of divine judgment against Israel wickedness. The Hebrew word for violence (hamas) indicates ruthless oppression and bloodshed that had become endemic in Judah society.<br><...
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(11) **Neither shall there be wailing for them.—**The word for *wailing *is another of those words occurring only in this passage which have been variously understood. It is now generally taken for that which is glorious or beautiful. Israel has run its circle; prosperity has developed pride, and pride has culminated in all wickedness; now the end has come, they and their tumult (marg., *for multi...
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**9. it--**the city.
**a name ... a praise--**(Jr 13:11; Is 62:7).
**them--**the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
**they shall fear ... for all the goodness--**(Psa 130:4). The Gentiles shall be led to "fear" God by the proofs of His power displayed in behalf of the Jews; the ungodly among them shall "tremble" for fear of God's judgments on them; the penitent shall reverentially fear and be convert...
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
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<strong>The Day of Economic Collapse</strong><br><br>This verse announces the arrival of divine judgment so comprehensive that normal economic activity becomes meaningless. The Hebrew <em>ba ha-et</em> (בָּא הָעֵת, "the time is come") and <em>higgiya ha-yom</em> (הִגִּיעַ הַיּוֹם, "the day draws near") use perfect and perfect tenses respectively, treating future judgment as already accomplished—a ...
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**10. ye say ... desolate--**(Jr 32:43).
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. although they: Heb. though their life were yet among the living in the: or, whose life is in his iniquity the iniquity: Heb. his iniquity
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<strong>For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.</strong> This verse addresses the Year of Jubilee laws being nullified by coming judgment. Normally, land sold during economic hardship would return to original ...
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(13) **The seller shall not return.**—The previous verse described the general cessation of all the business of life in the utter desolation of the land. Among the Israelites the most important buying and selling was that of land, and it was provided in the law (Leviticus 25:14-16) that this should in no case extend beyond the year of jubilee, when all land must revert to its possessor by inherita...
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11. (Jr 7:34; 16:9).
**Praise the Lord, &c.--**the words of Psa 136:1, which were actually used by the Jews at their restoration (Ezr 3:11).
**sacrifice of praise--**(Psa 107:22; 116:17). This shall continue when all other sacrifices shall be at an end.
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
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<strong>They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.</strong> The trumpet blast traditionally summoned Israel to war, but now it sounds futilely. This verse depicts the paralysis and futility that accompanies divine judgment when God removes His protective hand.<br><br>They have blown the trumpet refers to the sh...
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(14) **None goeth to the battle.**—The last thought is followed up here. The people are so enfeebled by their sins as to have no power against the enemy. Consequently (Ezekiel 7:15) they shall all perish, directly or indirectly, at the hands of their foes.
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**12. habitation of shepherds ... flocks--**in contrast to Jr 33:10, "without man ... inhabitant ... without beast" (Jr 32:43; compare Jr 31:24; 50:19; Is 65:10).
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
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<strong>The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.</strong> This verse presents the comprehensive inescapability of covenant curse, drawing directly from Levitical warnings. Every location and every circumstance becomes a place of judgment—there is no refuge ap...
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**13. pass ... under ... hands of him that telleth them--**Shepherds, in sending forth and bringing back their sheep to the folds, count them by striking each as it passes with a rod, implying the shepherd's provident care that not one should be lost (Le 27:32; Mi 7:14; compare Joh 10:28, 29; 17:12).
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Chapter 7
The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27)
**Verses 1-15** The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked...
Read full commentary →But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
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<strong>But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.</strong> Amid overwhelming judgment, this verse introduces a remnant theme. A small group will survive, but their survival brings mourning rather than relief, as they fully comprehend the weight of their sin that brought calamity.<br><br>They...
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(16) **Like doves of the valleys.**—To this general destruction there will be exceptions, as generally in war there are fugitives and captives; but these, like doves whose home is in the valleys driven by fear to the mountains, shall mourn in their exile. In the mourning “every one for his iniquity,” iniquity is to be understood in the sense of the punishment for iniquity; the thought of repentanc...
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**14. perform--**"I will make to rise"; God's promise having for a time seemed to "lie" dead and abortive [Calvin].
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**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. be weak: Heb. go into water
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<strong>All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.</strong> This brief verse powerfully depicts the total physical and psychological collapse that accompanies divine judgment. The imagery moves from hands (ability to act) to knees (ability to stand), showing comprehensive incapacitation when God removes strength.<br><br>All hands shall be feeble indicates inability to work, f...
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15. Repeated from Jr 23:5.
**the land--**the Holy Land: Israel and Judah (Jr 23:6).
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**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
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<strong>They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.</strong> This verse describes traditional ancient Near Eastern mourning practices now applied to national catastrophe. The outward signs of grief reflect inward reality of shame and horror at judgment received and sin that caused it.<br><br>They...
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**16. Jerusalem--**In Jr 23:6, instead of this, it is "Israel." "The name" in the Hebrew has here to be supplied from that passage; and for "he" (Messiah, the antitypical "Israel"), the antecedent there (Is 49:3), we have "she" here, that is, Jerusalem. She is called by the same name as Messiah, "The Lord Our Righteousness," by virtue of the mystical oneness between her (as the literal representat...
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**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. removed: Heb. for a separation, or, uncleanness it is: or, their iniquity is their stumblingblock
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<strong>They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.</strong> This verse exposes the utter worthlessness of material wealth when facing divine judgment, ...
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(19) **Cast their silver in the streets.**—As in the rout of an army the soldier throws away everything, even his most valuable things, as impediments to his flight and temptations to the pursuing enemy, so the Israelites in their terror should abandon everything. Their riches will be utterly unavailing. The expression in the original is even stronger: their gold shall be to them “an unclean thing...
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17. The promises of perpetuity of the throne of David fulfilled in Messiah, the son of David (2Sa 7:16; 1Ki 2:4; Psa 89:4, 29, 36; compare Lu 1:32, 33).
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**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. set it far: or, made it unto them an unclean thing
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<strong>All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.</strong> This verse depicts comprehensive demoralization and loss of strength when facing divine judgment. The physical imagery represents both literal and spiritual collapse under God wrath.<br><br>All hands shall be feeble indicates inability to fight, work, or defend oneself. Hands represent human agency, capability, and s...
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(20) **In majesty.**—Rather, *for pride. *That which had been given them “for the beauty of ornament,” viz., their silver and gold (Ezekiel 7:19), they had perverted to purposes of pride. Nay, further, they had even made their idols of it; therefore God “set it far from them.” The same strong word is used here as in Ezekiel 7:19 = made it filth unto them. The singular and plural pronouns, “he,” “h...
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18. Messiah's literal priesthood (He 7:17, 21, 24-28), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (Jr 33:11; Ro 12:1; 15:16; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6), shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah (Nu 25:12, 13; Mal 2:4, 5, 8).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
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<strong>They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.</strong> This comprehensive indictment of wealth demonstrates material prosperity utter worthlessnes...
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**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. robbers: or, burglers
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<strong>As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.</strong> This verse transitions to temple desecration, explaining why God will allow His sanctuary destruction. What God gave for His glory, Israel corrupted for idolatry, resulting in divine abandonment of th...
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(22) **My secret place.**—The holy of holies, sacredly guarded from all intrusion, and representing the very culmination both of the religion and of the national life of Israel, shall be polluted. If the pronoun “they” represents any one in particular, it must be the Chaldæans; but it is better to take the verb, as often in the third person plural, impersonally, *i.e., *“shall be polluted.” The ag...
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**20. covenant of the day--**that is, covenant with the day: answering to "covenant with David" (Jr 33:21, also Jr 33:25, "with day"; compare Jr 31:35, 36; Le 26:42; Psa 89:34, 37).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 16-22** Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to...
Read full commentary →Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
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<strong>And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.</strong> This verse announces God active judgment through pagan nations, a recurring theme in Ezekiel. What Israel defiled, God will give to foreign peoples for complete destruction and plunder.<br><br>I will give it emphasizes divine sovereignty. The temple...
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(23) **Make a chain.**—In the midst of this plain prophecy the strong tendency of the prophet’s mind still runs to the symbolic act; but this can be thought of here only as done in word. The chain is to bind captive the guilty people.
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**Verses 23-27** Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled . their holy: or, they shall inherit their holy places
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<strong>My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.</strong> This verse announces the most devastating judgment possible: God turning His face away, withdrawing His protective presence. When God removes His gaze, complete vulnerability and defilement follow inevitably.<br><br>My face will I turn also from them uses...
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(24) **Worst of the heathen.**—*Worst *refers to the power and thoroughness of their work against the Israelites. (Comp. Deuteronomy 28:49-50; also Leviticus 26:19, where the word here rendered “pomp of the strong” is translated “pride of power.”) Both passages are the warnings, long ages ago, of the judgments now declared to be close at hand. “*Their *holy places;” no longer God’s, since He has a...
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22. (Ge 15:5; 22:17). The blessing there promised belonged to all the tribes; here it is restricted to the family of David and the tribe of Levi, because it was on these that the welfare of the whole people rested. When the kingdom and priesthood flourish in the person of Messiah, the whole nation shall temporally and spiritually prosper.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 23-27** Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. Destruction: Heb. Cutting off
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<strong>Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.</strong> This brief, stark verse announces the futility of seeking peace through human means when divine judgment has been decreed. All diplomatic efforts, negotiations, and attempts at resolution will fail because God has determined the outcome.<br><br>Destruction cometh is declarative and inevitable. The Hebrew word ...
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(25) **Destruction cometh.**—This is another of the peculiar words occurring only in this chapter. It is generally explained of the dismay and horror accompanying great judgments, and vividly described by our Lord as “men’s hearts failing them for fear” (Luke 21:26).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 23-27** Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
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<strong>Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.</strong> This verse describes the complete collapse of all sources of guidance and wisdom when judgment arrives. Every avenue of leadership—prophetic, priestly, and elder wisdom—will fail simultaneously, l...
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(26) **Then shall they seek a vision.**—Comp. Ezekiel 20:1-3. The three chief sources of counsel, the prophets, the priests, and the elders, are all represented as applied to in vain. God had forsaken the people who had rejected Him. (Comp. Proverbs 1:28, and the story of Saul’s despair at his abandonment by God, 1Samuel 28:15.) In the following verse the trouble is described as affecting all clas...
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**24. this people--**certain of the Jews, especially those who spoke with Jeremiah in the court of the prison (Jr 32:12; 38:1).
**the two families--**Judah and Israel.
**before them--**in their judgment. They suppose that I have utterly cast off Israel so as to he no more a nation. The expression, "My people," of itself, shows God has not cast off Israel for ever.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 23-27** Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. according: Heb. with their judgments
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<strong>The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.</strong> This verse concludes Ezekiel's prophecy of comprehensive judgment on Judah. The Hebrew <em>melek</em> (מֶלֶךְ, "king") and <em...
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25. (Jr 31:35, 36; Ge 8:22; Psa 74:16, 17). I who have established the laws of nature am the same God who has made a covenant with the Church.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 23-27** Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.