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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 36:2-7

Ezekiel 36:2-7. Because the enemy hath said, &c. This prophecy appears to be a continuation of the preceding. “The Idumeans have made their boasts (see Ezekiel 36:5, and Eze 35:10 ) that they should become masters of the mountainous parts of Judea, where the ancient fortresses were placed which commanded all the rest of the country.” Lowth. And ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, &c. Your calamities have made you become a proverb, a by-word, and a reproach among the heathen... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 36:1-15

Restoration assured (36:1-15)With the removal of the people of Israel from their ancient homeland (both northern and southern kingdoms) certain neighbouring nations took the opportunity to seize Israel’s former territory for themselves (36:1-2). God comforts his people with the reminder that the land rightly belongs to him, and he will not tolerate the contempt of these enemies (3-5). He will now deal justly with those who despised his people (6-7).Having dealt with his enemies, God will bring... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 36:3

Because = Because, even because. Figure of speech Epizeuxis . App-6 . swallowed you up . Like a beast of prey. Compare Job c. e. Psalms 56:1 , Psalms 56:2 ; Psalms 57:3 .Ecclesiastes 10:12 . are = have been. infamy = evil report. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 36:4

hear . Figure of speech Apostrophe . App-6 . to the mountains, &c. Note the Figure of speech Merismos ( App-6 ). rivers = torrents, or ravines. Hebrew. aphikim . See note on "channels", 2 Samuel 22:15 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 36:3

Ezekiel 36:3. Because they have made you desolate, &c.— Because the residue of the nations, which surround you, gape ever you, since you were laid waste, that you may become their possession; and ye are, &c. Houbigant. The meaning of the last phrase in the verse is, "Your calamities have made you become a proverb and a reproach among the heathen round about you, according to the threatenings of the prophets denounced against you." See Jeremiah 24:9. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 36:3

3. Literally, "Because, even because." swallowed you up—literally, "panted after" you, as a beast after its prey; implying the greedy cupidity of Edom as to Israel's inheritance (Psalms 56:1; Psalms 56:2). lips of talkers—literally, "lips of the tongue," that is, of the slanderer, the man of tongue. Edom slandered Israel because of the connection of the latter with Jehovah, as though He were unable to save them. Deuteronomy 28:37; Jeremiah 24:9 had foretold Israel's reproach among the heathen... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 36:4

4. Inanimate creatures are addressed, to imply that the creature also, as it were, groans for deliverance from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God ( :-) [POLANUS]. The completeness of the renewed blessedness of all parts of the land is implied. derision— ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 36:1-3

Yahweh commanded Ezekiel to prophesy to the mountains of Israel (in contrast to Mount Seir, cf. Ezekiel 6:1-14). The reason was threefold. First, Israel’s enemy had spoken against her (cursed her, cf. Genesis 12:3) by rejoicing that the everlasting heights (mountains) of the land had come into their possession (cf. Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 20:29). The Hebrew word bamoth, usually translated "high places," the places where pagan altars stood in Israel, more generally, and here, refers to the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 36:1-15

The establishment of Israel in the land 36:1-15This part of the prophecy of the preparation of the Promised Land sets forth what God would do for Israel. It contains the opposite of the curses against Israel warned of in chapter 6, and it contrasts Israel’s glorious destiny with the terrible fate of Edom in chapter 35."The chapter contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the plan of redemption to be found in this book, setting forth all the factors that comprise God’s plan of salvation."... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 36:4-5

Therefore the sovereign Lord had something to say to the whole land that had fallen prey to Israel’s neighbor nations. Because Edom and the other nations had taken over the Lord’s land joyfully and had scorned the Israelites, He would pronounce judgment on them in his hot jealousy. The Promised Land was the Lord’s land in the same sense that the Sabbath was His day and the tithe was His possession. These parts were not just segments of their wholes over which God claimed ownership, but they... read more

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