John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 36:4
Eze 36:4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that [are] round about; Ver. 4. Therefore thus saith the Lord God to the mountains. ] For men there were hardly any left, or not very fit to be dealt with. See Ezekiel 36:1 . Which became a prey. ] To... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 36:3
Eze 36:3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made [you] desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and [are] an infamy of the people: Ver. 3. Because they have. ] Heb., Because and because; importing earnestness and heat of indignation. So Leviticus 26:43 . And ye are taken up in the lips of talkers. ] Heb., Ye are made to ascend upon the lip of the... read more