Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:12
12. let not . . . buyer rejoice—because he has bought an estate at a bargain price. nor . . . seller mourn—because he has had to sell his land at a sacrifice through poverty. The Chaldeans will be masters of the land, so that neither shall the buyer have any good of his purchase, nor the seller any loss; nor shall the latter ( :-) return to his inheritance at the jubilee year (see :-). Spiritually this holds good now, seeing that "the time is short"; "they that rejoice should be as though they... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 7:13
Ezekiel 7:13. Although they were yet alive— Nor shall their agreements stand among them while living; for their agreements shall not cause their riches to return: whoever maketh an agreement in his iniquity, it shall not be confirmed. Houbigant; who renders the last clause in the next verse like that in the 12th. read more