John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:15
The sword is without ,.... Without the city, where the enemy was besieging; so that those that went without, in order to make their escapes fell into their hands: and the pestilence and the famine within ; within the city; so that such who thought themselves safe in their own houses died by those judgments: he that is in the field shall die by the sword ; by the hands of the Chaldeans: and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him ; and he shall die by... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15
We have here fair warning given of the destruction of the land of Israel, which was now hastening on apace. God, by the prophet, not only sends notice of it, but will have it inculcated in the same expressions, to show that the thing is certain, that it is near, that the prophet is himself affected with it and desires they should be so too, but finds them deaf, and stupid, and unaffected. When the town is on fire men do no seek for fine words and quaint expressions in which to give an account... read more