Ezekiel 4:1 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 4:1

Ezekiel 4:1. Take a tile, &c., and lay it before thee The prophets often foreshowed impending judgments by significant emblems, which usually strike more powerfully than words. So Jeremiah was commanded to go down to the potter’s house, and observe how frequently vessels were marred in his hands, (chap. 18.,) and to take one of those earthen vessels and break it in the sight of the elders of the Jews, (chap. 19.,) that they might thereby be sensibly taught the greatness of God’s power,... 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 4:1

son of man. See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . tile: or, brick . A Babylonian brick, as used for inscription, was about 14 inches by 12. lay = give, or take, as in verses: Ezekiel 4:1 , Ezekiel 4:2 , Ezekiel 4:5 , Ezekiel 4:8 ; not Ezekiel 4:4 . Hebrew. nathan, rendered "appointed" in Ezekiel 4:6 . pourtray = grave. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

PROPHECY OF JERUSALEM'S DESTRUCTION (Ezekiel 4-7)VISIBLE PORTRAYAL OF FALL OF JERUSALEMThe absurd view that the events of this chapter existed only subjectively in the mind of Ezekiel, that it was all a vision of his, is here rejected. "The adoption of such an interpretation is not the act of an honest interpreter."[1]What Ezekiel did here was only another example of what many of God's prophets throughout the ages also did. Zedekiah's "horns of iron" (1 Kings 22:11); Isaiah's walking "naked and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

Ezekiel 4:1. Take thee a tile— A slate. See Jeremiah 1:11; Jeremiah 13:4. Maimonides, not attending to the primitive mode of information made use of by Ezekiel here, by Jeremiah in the passages referred to, and by several other of the prophets, is much scandalised at several of these actions, unbecoming, as he supposed, the dignity of the prophetical office: and is therefore for resolving them in general into supernatural visions, impressed on the imagination of the prophet; and this because... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

1. tile—a sun-dried brick, such as are found in Babylon, covered with cuneiform inscriptions, often two feet long and one foot broad. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 4:1-2

The Lord instructed Ezekiel to construct a model of Jerusalem under siege. He was to build a model of the city using a clay brick (Heb. lebenah) to represent Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "brick" describes both clay tablets on which people wrote private correspondence, official documents, and other data, as well as common building bricks (cf. Genesis 11:3). It is not clear exactly which type Ezekiel used. In either case, he built a model of the siege of Jerusalem with enemy siege-works, an... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 4:1-3

The brick and the plate 4:1-3 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1-17

Symbolic Actions Representing Jerusalem's Siege and CaptivityEzekiel is commanded to perform four remarkable actions setting forth the coming siege withits hardships, and the approaching captivity with its evils. It is uncertain whether these actions were literally performed or not. Symbolic methods of this-kind were certainly used by various prophets, but some of those in Ezekiel 4:0 are so extraordinary that many suppose that they were not actually carried out, but only imagined and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1-27

§ 2. The Overthrow of the Jewish Kingdom Foretold (Ezekiel 4-7)The great theme of the first part of Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry was the certainty of the complete downfall of the Jewish state. Though Zedekiah had been set on the throne by Nebuchadrezzar after the first captivity, there was no hope for the kingdom. Zedekiah’s reign was viewed by Ezekiel, as well as by Jeremiah, only as a temporary respite, to be followed by a second captivity which would bring the state to an end. Ezekiel 4-7... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 4:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 4:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 4:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 4:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 4:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 4:1-3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 4:1-27

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