Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 24:21
21. excellency of your strength—(compare Amos 6:8). The object of your pride and confidence (Jeremiah 7:4; Jeremiah 7:10; Jeremiah 7:14). desire of . . . eyes— (Psalms 27:4). The antitype to Ezekiel's wife (Ezekiel 24:16). pitieth—loveth, as pity is akin to love: "yearned over." Profane—an appropriate word. They had profaned the temple with idolatry; God, in just retribution, will profane it with the Chaldean sword, that is, lay it in the dust, as Ezekiel's wife. sons . . . daughters . . .... read more
E.W. 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. read more