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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

Here is, I. The prisoner arraigned: Make a chain, in which to drag the criminal to the bar, and set him before the tribunal of divine justice; let him stand in fetters (as a notorious malefactor), stand pinioned to receive his doom. Note, Those that break the bands of God's law asunder, and cast away those cords from them, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments, which they cannot break nor cast from them. The chain signified the siege of Jerusalem, or the slavery of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:27

The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation ,.... Meaning one and the same person, Zedekiah not being able to save himself and his people; and who falling into the hands of the king of Babylon, his children were slain before him; then his own eyes put out, and he bound in chains, and carried captive to Babylon, Jeremiah 39:6 ; and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled ; weakened through fear and distress; incapable of business, and unable to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:27

Verse 27 In this verse the Prophet affirms that God’s vengeance should be so common that it should alight equally upon the highest and the lowest. He begins with the king, then he descends to his counselors, then he comprehends the whole people. The king shall lament, he says. But it is his duty to give life to others, and then to devise a remedy for all evils; but when the king has nothing left but grief and sorrow, it is a sign of despair. He metaphorically clothes the elders in a garment of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

The even balances of Jehovah. The penal judgments of God are not haphazard events. The minds of thoughtful men discover in them a marked feature of retribution. Striking correspondences occur between the transgression and the punishment. "I will do unto them after their way." I. VIOLENCE IS MET BY VIOLENCE . The Law of God had been despised; and, instead of a just administration of Law, the rule of violence had prevailed. Therefore by violence they shall be mastered. "Make a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:23-27

The dread development of moral evil. "Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes," etc. This paragraph suggests the following observations. I. THAT PERSISTENCE IN SIN LEADS TO PLENITUDE OF SIN . "Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence." The wickedness of the people had grown to such an extent that the darkest crimes were everywhere prevalent and predominant. The city was filled with outrage, and the country with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:27

The king shall mourn, etc. The picture reminds us of Jehoram in 2 Kings 6:30 . The action of Zedekiah in Jeremiah 21:1 and Jeremiah 34:8 makes it probable enough that it was actually reproduced. A solemn litany procession like that of Joel 1:13 , Joel 1:14 and Joel 2:15-17 would have been quite in keeping with his character. The prince shall clothe himself, etc. The noun is specially characteristic of Ezekiel, who uses it thirty-four times. In Ezekiel 12:12 the "prince" seems... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:25-27

Ezekiel 7:25-27. Destruction cometh Such as a provoked power makes when it cuts off all, root and branch. And they shall seek peace By inquiring of the prophets; or rather, by suing to Nebuchadnezzar, whom, after so many affronts, they will attempt to pacify. And there shall be none No such thing can be obtained. Mischief shall come upon mischief One calamity shall follow upon the neck of another. And rumour upon rumour One piece of mournful intelligence after another, namely, of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

The end is near (7:1-27)Many Jews thought that Jerusalem would never be conquered. Ezekiel announced with certainty that the city would fall. God had been longsuffering and merciful, and had saved the city many times, but the people stubbornly refused to repent. Now the time for God’s judgment had come (7:1-4). One disaster would follow another, till the wicked city was destroyed (5-9).As a tree blossoms, so Jerusalem’s sin was full-grown. The city was about to fall; rich and poor were about to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 7:27

desolation . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for rent garments, which were the outward expression of inward grief. deserts = judgments, Compare Ezekiel 7:23 . they shall know , &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:10 , read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 7:27

Ezekiel 7:27. I will do unto them after their way, &c.— So will I do unto them, as have been their own ways; I will judge them as they judged; for in the 23rd verse it is said that the land was full of bloody crimes or judgments; because the blood of the innocent was shed by unjust judgment. Here it is said that those guilty of shedding blood should themselves suffer the punishment of it. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Fair warning is here given to a careless people; and with great earnestness the... read more

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