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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 14:1-11

Idolatry in the heart (14:1-11)Once again the leaders of the exiles came to see if Ezekiel had any helpful advice for them. He did, but not of the kind they were seeking. Although these men were outwardly loyal to Yahweh, inwardly they were attracted to the Babylonian gods. God told Ezekiel that he would not speak to such people through his prophet, but would speak directly. He would speak in a decisive act of judgment that would remove this tendency towards idolatry from the hearts of his... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 14:7

will answer, &c. = and being replied to for him in Myself: i.e. by his comparing his idols with Me. See note on Ezekiel 14:4 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 14:8

I will set My face , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 17:10 ; Leviticus 26:17 ). App-92 . man . Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 . will make him, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 26:10 . Deuteronomy 28:37 ). Some codices, with eight early printed editions, read "will make him desolate, for a sign and a proverb". I will cut him off , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 17:14 .Exodus 12:15 , Exodus 12:19 ; Exodus 30:33 , Exodus 30:38 . Leviticus 7:20 , Leviticus 7:21 , Leviticus... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 14:9

have deceived. Hebrew idioms = have permitted him to be deceived: i.e. as a judicial punishment for his own deception of the People. I will stretch out , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:20 , &c.) read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 14:10

they shall bear the punishment , &c. Heb to Pentateuch (Exodus 28:38 . Leviticus 5:1 , Leviticus 5:17 . Numbers 14:34 , &c.) read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 14:7

"For every one of the house of Israel, as of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that separateth himself from me, and taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet, to inquire for himself of me; I Jehovah will answer him by myself; and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 14:10

"And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him; 11 that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord Jehovah."Ezekiel 14:11 here returns to the grand theme so frequently mentioned in all of the prophets, the glory of God's people, their blessing from God, their righteousness,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 14:7

Ezekiel 14:7. Of the stranger— Of the proselyte who sojourneth in Israel, who estrangeth himself, &c. By myself I Jehovah will answer him, even by myself. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 14:9

Ezekiel 14:9. If the prophet be deceived— The reader will observe, that Ezekiel, or God by Ezekiel, is here speaking of false prophets or anti-prophets, as described in the foregoing chapter; such as had set themselves up in opposition to the true prophets of God. They were prophets that prophesied out of their own hearts: ch. Ezekiel 13:2; Ezekiel 13:17. They were foolish prophets that followed their own spirit, and saw nothing of truth: Ezekiel 14:3. They were such as had seen vanity and... read more

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