エゼキエル書 24:17-18 JCB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 24:16-18

Ezekiel 24:16-18. Behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke Behold, I take away from thee thy wife, the object of thy love and thy affection, by a sudden stroke from my own immediate hand, that is, by a sudden death. Observe, reader, we know not how soon the desire of our eyes may be removed from us. Death is a stroke from which the most pious, the most useful, the most amiable, are not exempted. Yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep Thou shall not show any... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 24:15-27

Death of Ezekiel’s wife (24:15-27)It came as a shock to Ezekiel to learn from God that his wife was about to die. He was told not to show any of the usual signs of mourning, but to go about his business as usual. Before his wife died, Ezekiel told the people what would happen (15-18).As expected, the people asked Ezekiel why he was not observing the usual mourning customs (19). Ezekiel explained that he was demonstrating how the exiles would react when they heard news of the destruction of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 24:17

bind, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 10:6 ; Leviticus 13:45 ; Leviticus 21:10 ). cover not thy lips. Compare Micah 3:7 . the bread of men : i.e. the bread or food brought to the house of mourners. Compare Jeremiah 16:5-7 . Hosea 9:4 , men. Hebrew, plural of 'enosh . App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 24:18

as = according as. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 24:17

Ezekiel 24:17. Forbear, &c.— Groan silently; make no funeral mourning. This translation is agreeable to the famous saying of the poet, Curae leves loquuntur, graviores silent.* * Light cares are talkative; heavier cares are silent. Instead of the bread of men, Houbigant, in agreement with several of the versions, and many commentators, reads the bread of mourners. See Jeremiah 16:7. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 24:17

17. Forbear to cry—or, "Lament in silence"; not forbidding sorrow, but the loud expression of it [GROTIUS]. no mourning—typical of the universality of the ruin of Jerusalem, which would preclude mourning, such as is usual where calamity is but partial. "The dead" is purposely put in the plural, as referring ultimately to the dead who should perish at the taking of Jerusalem; though the singular might have been expected, as Ezekiel's wife was the immediate subject referred to: "make no... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:15-24

The sign of the death of Ezekiel’s wife 24:15-24 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:15-27

2. Signs to the exiles 24:15-27The preceding parable pictured the siege of Jerusalem itself. The symbolic acts that Ezekiel performed next, perhaps on the same day, represented how the exiles were to respond to the news of Jerusalem’s siege. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:17

Ezekiel would have to sorrow inwardly; he was not to do so outwardly. It was customary for relatives of a dead loved one to wail long and loud with family, friends, and even paid mourners (cf. 2 Samuel 1:17; 2 Samuel 11:26; Micah 1:8). But Ezekiel was to observe none of the customary acts of mourning over the death of his loved one, which included throwing dust on his head, going barefoot, covering his mustache, and eating a modest meal after a day of fasting (cf. 2 Samuel 1:12; 2 Samuel 3:35;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:18-19

In the morning of the next day, or perhaps a few days later, Ezekiel addressed the people, and that evening his wife died. The prophet faithfully did as the Lord had commanded him. His actions bewildered the exiles who asked him to explain why he was behaving so abnormally."Ezekiel’s entire life was a testimony to the exiles. Likewise, this should be the case with all who are the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." [Note: Alexander, "Ezekiel," p. 862.] read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 24:16-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 24:15-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 24:17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 24:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 24:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 24:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:15-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:15-27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 24:18-19

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