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Matthew Henry

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:4

And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity ,.... Though the punishment will be heavy, and the lamentation will be great; see Ezekiel 5:11 ; but I will recompense thy ways upon thee ; the evil of punishment for the evil of sin, the righteous demerit of their actions: and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee ; not taken away, unatoned for, and indeed not repented of. The Targum is, "and the punishment of thine abominations shall be in the midst of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:4

Thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee - They shall ever stare thee in the face, upbraid thee with thy ingratitude and disobedience, and be witnesses against thee. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:4

Verse 4 In other words he confines his own sentence, that God will not spare them, nor will he be entreated. For when hypocrites hear the praises of God which are assigned to him in scripture, namely, that he is merciful and long-suffering, (Numbers 14:18; Psalms 103:8,) they seize upon them and fabricate for themselves the material of foolish and perverse confidence. God here pronounces that his pity would not be accessible to the wicked, who do not cease to repel it far from them. And this is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-4

The punishment of the wicked. "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come," etc. "This chapter," says Dr. Currey, "is a dirge rather than a prophecy. The prophet laments over the near approach of the day wherein the final blow shall be struck, and the city be made the prey of the Chaldean invader. Supposing the date of the prophecy to be the same as that of the preceding, there were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

The hand of the dock on the hour of doom. The bulk of men persist in thinking of God as if he were such a One as themselves. Rejecting the revelation of God's nature contained in Scripture, they conceive of him as a man greatly magnified the infirmities of man magnified, as well as his virtues. They know the proneness of man to threaten and not to perform; hence they conclude that the judgments of God, because delayed, will evaporate in empty words. God will not be hastened. Proportionate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:4

Thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee, etc. These are, of course, primarily the idolatries of Israel. The people are to reap what they have sown. Their sins should be recognized in their punishment. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:4

Recompense. All earthly government presumes the ideas of responsibility and retribution. Human nature itself contains what may be regarded as their conditions and elements. The welfare, and indeed in certain stages the very existence, of society renders recompense a necessity. What is true of human relations has truth also in reference to those that are Divine. The parallel, indeed, is not complete, but it is real. I. RECOMPENSE IMPLIES A FREE AND RESPONSIBLE NATURE ON ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:3-4

A kind of refrain, repeated in Ezekiel 7:8-9, as the close of another stanza. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:2-4

Ezekiel 7:2-4. Thus saith the Lord unto the land of Israel Unto the inhabitants of the land. Israel is often put for Judah, after the captivity of the ten tribes; those that were left of these tribes joining themselves to the tribe of Judah. The whole country of Judea is here comprehended. An end An end of God’s patience, of the peace and welfare of the people, and of the plenty, beauty, and desirableness of the land itself; is come Or is near at hand; even that dreadful end threatened... read more

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