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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ezekiel 21:8-17

This seems to be another sermon to the same amount as the former. The Lord directs His servant to continue his alarming message, and again and again to cry concerning the sword of the Lord's slaughter. And the Prophet himself is to be a sign also to the people, and to cry and howl, and to smite upon his thigh. The ministers of the Lord are expected, in times of national calamity, to take interest in all the Lord's judgments; to weep between the porch and the altar; and to look to the Great... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-17

1-17 Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all might know it was his decree against a wicked and rebellious people. It behoves those who denounce the awful wrath of God against sinners, to show that they do not desire the woful day. The example of Christ teaches us to lament over those whose ruin we declare. Whatever instruments God uses in executing his judgments, he will strengthen them... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ezekiel 21:1-17

The Sword of the Lord. v. 1. And the word of the Lord came unto me, evidently in answer to his complaint, saying, v. 2. Son of man, set thy face, in firm determination, toward Jerusalem, the capital of this same south country of which the Lord had just spoken in figurative language, and drop thy word, in a stream of denunciation and threatening, toward the holy places, the various parts of the Temple, and prophesy against the land of Israel, v. 3. and say to the land of Israel, Thus... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ezekiel 21:1-32

10. The Approaching Judgment (Ezekiel 21:0)1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set thy face toward the right, and drop toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south; 3And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am about to kindle in thee a fire, and it will devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree. The flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces shall be scorched in it... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-32

The commission was then repeated in terms of explanation. Ezekiel was to set his face against Jerusalem, and prophesy against the land of Israel, declaring that Jehovah would draw His sword out of its sheath in order to proceed in ultimate judgment against the sinning people. Moreover, Ezekiel was charged that his message was to be delivered with all the tokens of overwhelming anguish, which tokens should in themselves constitute a sign which he was to interpret to the people as the anguish... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-32

Chapters Ezekiel 20:45 to Ezekiel 21:32 . The Certain Judgment of Yahweh. In the Hebrew Bible Ezekiel 20:45 is the commencement of chapter 21, and the passage fits better with what follows. The picture moves from the overall view of history and the future to God’s certain judgments now to come on Israel. These verses consist of a number of oracles, probably occurring over a period of time. They are connected by the theme of God’s sword of judgment. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:8-10

The Song of the Sword. This song is intermingled with comments in prose and therefore its original form is difficult to work out. It may well originally have accompanied preparation for and march into battle. ‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh. Say, “A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, And polished as well. To utterly slaughter it is sharpened, To be as lightning it is polished.” This fearsome warsong was a reminder that Yahweh... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-32

Ezekiel 20:45 to Ezekiel 21:32 . The Terrible Sword of Nebuchadrezzar.— Here again, as shortly before (chs. 18f.), a piece of theological oratory is followed by a poem— this time a wild irregular dithyramb (esp. Ezekiel 21:8-Esther :), the text of which is, unhappily, corrupt in places to the point of desperation. But perhaps its very perplexities reflect the tumult of the prophet’ s soul. The nearer the doom approaches, the more vividly does he conceive it. Ezekiel 20:5-Ephesians : . He... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 21:9

As if he pointed to it, crying out as one that suddenly seeth some dreadful sight. A mighty sword, or many; so the ingemination may imply the forces of Nebuchadnezzar and his confederates. Sharpened; prepared to wound, slay, and that with greater speed and sureness. Furbished; to terrify the weaker courage, to dazzle the eyes of such as encounter it: in a word, the danger is as near as if an army come up in array, and their swords in their bends ready to go on and fight. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 21:8-17

EXEGETICAL NOTES. (Ezekiel 21:8-17.) The sword is sharpened for slaying. As they are a people who refuse to understand, the judgment is announced in the plainest terms.Ezekiel 21:9. “And also furbished.” As if the sword so long unused had rusted in its sheath. “The repetition—a sword, a sword, is not without effect—definitely pointing to the destructive weapon to be employed in the war. To augment the terror which the announcement was calculated to inspire, the sword is described as sharpened,... read more