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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 4:8

I will lay bands upon thee - Contrast margin reference. The Lord will put constraint upon him, to cause him to exercise his office. In the retirement of his house, figuratively bound and under constraint, he shall not cease to proclaim the doom of the city.The days of thy siege - Those during which he should thus foretell the approaching calamity. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 4:7-8

Ezekiel 4:7-8. Thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem Thou shalt look toward Jerusalem, or toward the portraiture of it upon the tile, with a threatening countenance, as men do toward the city which they are besieging. And thine arm shall be uncovered Or, stretched out, as the Vulgate reads it. Their habits were anciently so contrived, that their right arms were disengaged from their upper garments, that they might be the more ready for action. So ancient statues and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 4:1-17

4:1-7:27 JUDGMENT AGAINST JERUSALEMSiege and exile (4:1-17)Prophets often acted their messages instead of, or in addition to, speaking them. Ezekiel drew a rough picture of Jerusalem on a brick, placed the brick on the ground, then with sticks, stones, clay and markings in the sand, he modelled a siege of the city. The message to the exiles was that they had no chance of an early return to Jerusalem. On the contrary, Jerusalem could expect further attack. God would not defend the city; rather... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 4:7

the siege of Jerusalem . This is thepoint which determines the interpretation, as do Ezekiel 4:1-3 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 4:7

Ezekiel 4:7. And thine arm shall be uncovered— Shall be extended. Houbigant. The habits of the ancients were so contrived, that the right hand was disengaged from the upper garment, that they might be more ready for action. See Isaiah 52:10. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 4:8

Ezekiel 4:8. The days of thy siege— That is, the three hundred and ninety days' siege of Jerusalem, mentioned in the preceding verse. That siege, from the beginning to the ending of it, lasted seventy-seven months, as appears from 2 Kings 25:1-4. But the king of Egypt coming to relieve the city occasioned the raising of the siege for some time. So that it may reasonably be gathered from the authority of the text, joined to the circumstances of the history, that the siege lasted about thirteen... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 4:7

7. arm . . . uncovered—to be ready for action, which the long Oriental garment usually covering it would prevent (Isaiah 52:10). thou shalt prophesy against it—This gesture of thine will be a tacit prophecy against it. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 4:8

8. bands— ( :-). not turn from . . . side—to imply the impossibility of their being able to shake off the punishment. read more

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