John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 36:19
And I scattered them among the Heathen ,.... First by the Chaldeans, in the various provinces of Babylon; and next by the Romans, in the various parts of the world; and in this condition they now are: and they were dispersed through the countries ; or blown about as chaff, stubble, or any such like thing, is by the wind: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them ; condemned and punished them as their evil ways and wicked works deserved, according to the rules... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 36:16-24
When God promised the poor captives a glorious return, in due time, to their own land, it was a great discouragement to their hopes that they were unworthy, utterly unworthy, of such a favour; therefore, to remove that discouragement, God here shows them that he would do it for them purely for his own name's sake, that he might be glorified in them and by them, that he might manifest and magnify his mercy and goodness, that attribute which of all others is most his glory. And, the restoration... read more