Ezekiel 12:3, Ezekiel 12:4 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

Perhaps Ezekiel reflected with so much pleasure upon the vision he had had of the glory of God that often, since it went up from him, he was wishing it might come down to him again, and, having seen it once and a second time, he was willing to hope he might be a third time so favoured; but we do not find that he ever saw it any more, and yet the word of the Lord comes to him; for God did in divers manners speak to the fathers (Heb. 1:1) and they often heard the words of God when they did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3

Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing ,.... Or, "vessels of captivity" F19 כלי גולה "vasa transmigrationis", Pagninus, Montanus, Starckius; "instrumenta migrationis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus. , such as persons take along with them when they go a journey, or into a far country; such as a staff, scrip, purse, shoes, &c.; or household goods; such as tables, chairs, and the like, which are removed when a person goes from one house to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

Prepare thee stuff for removing - Get carriages to transport thy goods to another place; signifying by this the captivity that was at hand. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

Verse 3 Now God instructs his Prophet in what he wishes him to do: he orders him to take vessels for journeying, that is, he orders him to prepare for a long journey, even for exile: for exile is the subject here. But he who is compelled to leave home to go into a foreign land, collects whatever he can carry with him, namely, his clothes, shoes, hat, scrip, and staff, and other things of that kind, if he have even a little money. Therefore the Prophet is advised to gird himself for his journey,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The dramatic form of prophecy. It is of the first moment that men should have right and adequate impressions of the truth. A man's life is properly moulded through his intelligence. His intelligence moulds his tastes, feeds his emotions, inspires his purposes, directs his life. Clear convictions of truth and duty possess unspeakable value. I. MORAL OBTUSENESS IN MEN IS A GRIEF TO GOD . Eyes have been conferred for the sole reason that men may see; and ears, that they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

It parabolic appeal to a rebellious people. "The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house," etc. "Now begin the amplifications," says Hengstenberg, "the marginal notes, so to speak, on the great text in ch. 8-11; which extend to Ezekiel 19:1-14 ; and these terminate in a song, corresponding to the song in the first group in Ezekiel 7:1-27 . The approaching catastrophe of Jerusalem forms the central point throughout. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3

Hope mingled with fear. If we bear in mind that this language was employed by the Lord in directing Ezekiel how to deal with the house of Israel, we shall see what light it casts upon human liberty and responsibility. The prophet was to make use of certain symbolical means with the view of wakening his countrymen to a sense of their danger, and of inducing them to repent and to turn unto the Lord. Now, believing in the Divine omniscience and foreknowledge, we cannot but be assured that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3-7

Prepare thee stuff for removing , etc.; better, equipment for a journey, with the implied thought that it is the journey of one going into exile. "Bag and baggage," all the household goods which an exile could take with him, were to be brought out in broad daylight and piled up opposite his door. Then in the twilight (Revised Version, in the dark, and so in Ezekiel 12:7 , Ezekiel 12:12 ) he was to go forth, not by the door of his house, but by breaking through the wall (with such... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

Stuff - Raiment, vessels, and the like. The “removing” was to be of the kind that accompanied exile. The whole account of this transaction marks it as a real act. The prophet was to be “a sign” to his countrymen, and the “exiles” as well as those that remained in Judaea had need to be taught this lesson, for though themselves far away, they looked to Jerusalem as their home, and were scarcely less eager for its safety than the inhabitants themselves. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:3-6

Ezekiel 12:3-6. Therefore, prepare thee stuff for removing Hebrew, כלי גולה , vessels, or instruments of removing, namely, such as were suited for that purpose. Get all thy goods together, and pack them up as those do that remove from one place to another. Do this openly, and at noon-day, that the people, among whom thou dwellest, may all see and take notice of it. The prophets often prophesied in this way by signs, as being of greater force and efficacy than words. Thou shalt bring... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 12:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:3-6

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