Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:15
Wrapped up - It is not a blunt sword, it is carefully sharpened and preserved for the slaughter. read more
エゼキエル書 21:6-17 Jcb
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:16
Go thee one way or other - Thou shalt prosper, O sword, whithersoever thou turnest; against Ammon, or Judea, or Egypt. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:1-17
Irresistible slaughter. The subject matter of this prophecy is substantially the same as the foregoing. The parable is now put into plainest language. There is an advantage in using the parable method. It awakens attention. It leads men to examine and reflect. There is an excitement in discovering a riddle. Yet God will speak also to men in language plain enough tot the simplest understanding. No lost man is able to cast any blame on our God. We have "line upon line, precept upon precept."... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:6
Sigh therefore , etc. As in other instances ( Ezekiel 4:4 ; Ezekiel 5:1-4 ), the prophet dramatizes the coming calamity. He is to act the part of a mourner, whose sighs are so deep that they seem to "break his loins" (compare, for the gesture, Nahum 2:1 , Nahum 2:10 , Isaiah 21:3 ; Jeremiah 30:6 ). The strange action was meant to lead to questions. What did it mean? And then he is to answer that he does it "for the tidings" which are to him as certain as if they had already come.... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:6-7
The sign of sighing. In the case of Ezekiel, perhaps more than in any other of the prophets, actions were adopted as prophetic signs, more effective than words. The tidings conveyed to the prophet, and through him to his fellow countrymen, were of so mournful an import that such indications of mental distress as sighing and weeping were natural expressions of the feelings which he could not but experience. It was appointed for him in this way to excite the curiosity of his people, and, in... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:8-9
A sword, a sword, etc. The new section ( Ezekiel 21:9-17 ) rises out of the thought of the unsheathed sword in Ezekiel 21:3 . More than most other portions of Ezekiel's writings, it assumes a distinctly lyrical character, and might be headed, "The Lay of the Sword of Jehovah." The opening words are probably an echo of Deuteronomy 32:41 . The dazzling brightness of the sword is added to its sharpness as a fresh element of terror. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:8-17
The sword. Among the great powers that have affected human history must be reckoned the sword. As the emblem of physical force, of the superiority of the great of the world, it has special significance for the student of human affairs. The vision of the sword revealed to Ezekiel the impending doom of the land of Israel, and particularly of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. When he saw in imagination the glittering blade and the keen edge, his mind anticipated the awful fate which was about to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:8-17
The sacred song of the sword. "Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened," etc. The passage before us is written in the form of Hebrew poetry. The poem does not present any new truths or ideas, but is chiefly an amplification of the preceding twelve verses. There are in this song some words and phrases of considerable difficulty, in the interpretation of which a wide diversity of opinion exists.... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 21:9
The sword of war. I. THE SWORD OF WAR BRINGS FEARFUL TROUBLE . When the hoarded judgment bursts over the head of the guilty nation of Israel, it falls in the form of war. Those people who speak lightly of war as being "good for trade," as "opening careers for men," and as "developing manly virtues," etc; would do well to consider that the fearful monster is regarded in the Bible as the worst of plagues. David was a man of war and he knew what its horrors meant. It was with no... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:14
Let the sword be doubled the third time - The sword has been doubled, and it shall come the third time. Nebuchadnezzar came against Judea Thrice. Against Jehoiakim. Against Jeconiah. Against Zedekiah. The sword had already been doubled; it is to come now the third time, i.e., against Zedekiah. The sword of the slain - חללים חרב chereb chalalim , "the sword of the soldiers," of the Chaldeans. So in the next clause, הגדול חלל חרב היא hi chereb chalal haggadol , "it is the... read more