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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-31

The prophet has no more to say to the shepherds, but he has now a message to deliver to the flock. God had ordered him to speak tenderly to them, and to assure them of the mercy he had in store for them. But here he is ordered to make a difference between some and others of them, to separate between the precious and the vile and then to give them a promise of the Messiah, by whom this distinction should be effectually made, partly at his first coming (for for judgment he came into this world,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:28

And they shall no more be a prey to the Heathen ,.... To the Papists, who shall now be perished out of the land, Psalm 10:16 , neither shall, the beasts of the land devour them ; neither that beast which rose up out of the sea, nor that which came up out of the earth, Revelation 13:1 , the pope, both in his secular and ecclesiastic power, being destroyed. So the Targum, "and the kingdoms of the earth shall not consume them;' the antichristian kingdoms: but they, shall dwell... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:27-28

When I have broken the bands of their yoke . The underlying meaning of the figurative language of Ezekiel 34:25 is now utterly explained. Israel is to be delivered from its Chaldean and other oppressors. The "yoke shall be broken." They shall no more be a prey to the heathen. None shall make them afraid. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:27-28

The peace and welfare of the Church. So much of this book of prophecy is occupied with denunciation and with pictures of destruction and desolation, that a passage like this is grateful and welcome, as a relief and contrast to much of what has gore before. The-prophet was evidently inspired to look into the far future, and to see visions of happiness and of glory which exalted and delighted his spirit. He was taught that the God of infinite compassion has counsels of salvation for sinful... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:20-31

Yahweh having promised to be a Ruler of His people, the administration of the divine kingdom is now described, as carried on by One King, the representative of David, whose dominion should fulfill all the promises originally made to the man after God’s own heart. Ezekiel does not so much add to, as explain and develope, the original promise; and as the complete fulfillment of the spiritual blessings, which the prophets were guided to proclaim, was manifestly never realized in any temporal... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:26-28

Ezekiel 34:26-28. I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing I will there give remarkable instances of my favour, and of the happiness which flows from it. God’s hill is the same with his holy mountain, mentioned Ezekiel 20:40, where see the note. There shall be showers of blessings Blessings in great abundance, and of all sorts, temporal and spiritual, earthly and heavenly. The tree of the field shall yield her fruit There shall be great fertility and plenty in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:1-31

Rulers past and future (34:1-31)The leaders of Israel, whether of the northern kingdom or the southern, were supposed to be shepherds, but instead of caring for the people they exploited them. Their sole concern was for themselves (34:1-4). Because of their neglect of the flock, the sheep were attacked and scattered. Because of the corruption of its leaders, Israel was destroyed by hostile nations and its people taken captive into foreign countries (5-6).God will therefore punish the shepherds,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 34:28

heathen = nations. beast. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "beasts". land: or, earth. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 34:25-31

The covenant of peace 34:25-31"The themes of regathering as sheep and of covenant merge in Ezekiel 34:25-31." [Note: Merrill, p. 377.] read more

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