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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 21:21-22

Ezekiel 21:21-22. For the king of Babylon stood, &c.— For the king of Babylon stands, &c.—He casts lots by, blends or mingles the arrows; he inquires by images, he pours upon or pries into the liver or entrails. Ezekiel 21:22. On his right hand is the lot against Jerusalem, to appoint captains to open the mouth for slaughter. The method of divination by arrows is still in use among the Turks and idolatrous Arabs, and is thus well described by D'Herbelot: "The idolatrous Arabs used a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 21:21

21. parting—literally, "mother of the way." As "head of the two ways" follows, which seems tautology after "parting of the way," HAVERNICK translates, according to Arabic idiom, "the highway," or principal road. English Version is not tautology, "head of the two ways" defining more accurately "parting of the way." made . . . bright—rather, "shook," from an Arabic root. arrows—Divination by arrows is here referred to: they were put into a quiver marked with the names of particular places to be... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 21:18-27

The model of the map 21:18-27 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 21:21-22

When the king of Babylon reached the fork in the road, he used pagan methods to determine which road he should take (cf. Isaiah 47:8-15). Belomancy involved writing various names on several arrows, mixing them in a quiver, and then drawing or throwing them out. The arrow chosen indicated the god’s selection. Teraphim were household idols that the pagans believed had connections with the spirits of departed ancestors who could communicate with them (necromancy). Hepatoscopy involved inspecting... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-32

3, 4. The righteous and the wicked] corresponding to the green tree and the dry in the parable (Ezekiel 20:47). In spite of his strict theory of retribution in Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel recognised the fact that good men as well as bad would perish in the siege of Jerusalem.10. It contemneth, etc.] RV ’The rod of my son, it contemneth every tree’ These words are almost hopelessly obscure, and the text is probably corrupt. As it stands, the meaning may be (a) that the rod (the sword) with which God... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 21:21

(21) To use divination.—Various particular forms of divination are mentioned just afterwards. This is a general term to include them all. Divination was always resorted to by the heathen on occasions of important questions. In this case, while Nebuchadnezzar thought in this way to determine his action, it was already fixed for him by a higher Power.Made his arrows bright.—Rather, shook his arrows. This was a mode of divination in use among the ancient Arabs, as well as in Mesopotamia, and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 21:1-32

Ezekiel 21:9-10 The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of reason. Blake. Reference. XXI. 9, 10. R. A. Suckling, Sermons Plain and Practical, p. 215. Ezekiel 21:26-27 After quoting these words, John Owen adds: 'One dissolution shall come upon the neck of another, until it all issue in Jesus Christ. "I will overturn it," saith God. "But men will set it up again." "I will overturn it... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:1-32

THE SWORD UNSHEATHEDEzekiel 21:1-32THE date at the beginning of chapter 20 introduces the fourth and last section of the prophecies delivered before the destruction of Jerusalem. It also divides the first period of Ezekiel’s ministry into two equal parts. The time is the month of August, 590 B.C., two years after his prophetic inauguration and two years before the investment of Jerusalem. It follows that if the Book of Ezekiel presents anything like a faithful picture of his actual work, by far... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-32

Ezekiel 21:1-32 . A solemn message is given to the prophet: “Behold I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.” It was to be a widespread judgment, against all flesh. Ezekiel was commanded to sigh with bitterness before their eyes and was to tell them the cause of his grief (Ezekiel 21:1-7 ). The sharpening of the sword of judgment is given in Ezekiel 21:8-17 . It was hanging over their heads, ready to strike at... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ezekiel 21:21

21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made [his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in {r} the liver.(r) He used conjuring and sorcery. read more