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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:14-15

The efficacy of repentance. If, on the one hand, the prophet was warned that some seemingly righteous, superficially good, would fail, he was encouraged, on the other hand, by the assurance that some wicked persons would, as the result of his admonitions, repent and convert, and would be brought to true and Divine life. I. THE SEAT OF REPENTANCE . This must be the spiritual nature. The promptings to a better life come from within, from better feelings and better convictions... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:15

If the wicked restore the pledge . In Ezekiel 18:7 , Ezekiel 18:12 , Ezekiel 18:16 , this and its opposite had been grouped with other forms of good and evil. Here it stands out in solitary preeminence. The reason may possibly be found in the fact that a time of exile and suffering was likely to make the sin, which the penitent thus showed that he had renounced, a specially common one. The starving man pledged his garment or his tools for the loan of money or of food at a price far... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 33:13

Ezekiel 33:13. When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live When I make him a promise of life, peace, and every blessing which he stands in need of; if he trust to his own righteousness Formerly performed, but now abandoned; or, if he rely upon the good works he hath done, and think the worth of them will overbalance the guilt of his evil deeds; which seems to have been the opinion of the later Jews, who lay it down for a rule in their Mishna, That all Israel shall have a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 33:15

Ezekiel 33:15. If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed It is a necessary condition of obtaining pardon, that men make restitution of what they have unjustly gotten from others. The law is express to this purpose, Leviticus 6:5, where the offender is required to add a fifth part to the principal, and give it to him to whom it appertaineth; see the note there. To the same purpose is that received rule among the Christian casuists, taken from St. Augustin, Epistle... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:1-20

33:1-39:29 RETURN TO THE LANDA new phase in Ezekiel’s work (33:1-20)Up till now Ezekiel’s messages have been concerned mainly with God’s judgment - first his judgment on Jerusalem, then his judgment on other nations. Now that Jerusalem has fallen (see v. 21), the prophet concentrates more on the task of building up the exiles. He wants them to be a new people who will be ready to repossess the land when God’s time comes. This, however, is going to involve some stern warnings. Ezekiel is... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 33:13

trust = confide. Hebrew batch App-69 . righteousnesses = righteous deeds. In Hebrew text it is singular. ("righteousness "); but the margin, with four early printed editions, reads "righteousnesses" (plural) for: or, in. Compare Ezekiel 33:9 . iniquity. Hebrew ' aval App-44 . Not the same word as in Ezekiel 33:5 , but same as in verses: Ezekiel 33:15 , Ezekiel 33:18 . for it = thereby, or therein, as in Ezekiel 33:12 , read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 33:14

that which is . . . right = judgment and righteousness. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 33:15

restore the pledge , he. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:26 . Leviticus 6:2 , Leviticus 6:4 , Leviticus 6:5 .Deuteronomy 24:6 , Deuteronomy 24:10-13 , Deuteronomy 24:17 ). give again. Note the Figure of speech Asyndeton ( App-6 ), hurrying on to the climax at end of verse. he shall surely live. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:5 ). he shall not die . Note the Figure of speech Pleonasm ( App-6 ), for emphasis. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 33:16

sins. Hebrew text reads "sin"; but margin, some codices, and four early printed editions, read "sins" (p1.) read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 33:13

Ezekiel 33:13. If he trust to his own righteousness— "If he rely upon the good works which he has done, and think that some kind of worth in them will over-balance his evil deeds." This seems to have been the opinion of the later Jews, who lay it down for a rule in their Mishna, that all Israel shall have a share in the blessed world to come: and is it not too much to be feared, that many of those who profess Christianity, embrace this dangerous and absurd opinion? read more

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