Ezekiel 19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:7

And he knew their desolate palaces ,.... He took notice of the palaces or seats of the richest men of the nation, and pillaged them of their treasure and wealth, and so they became desolate: it may be rendered, he "knew their widows" F24 וידע אלמנותיו "et cognovit viduas ejus", Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius; "viduas eorum", Vatablus, Starckius; so R. Joseph Kimchi. Which sense is approved by Gussetius, Ebr. Comment. p. 312. R. Jonah interprets it, "he broke their palaces"; so Calvin,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:8

Then the nations set against him ,.... Or, "gave against him" F25 ויתנו עליו "et ediderunt vocem"; Vatablus. ; that is, their voice, as Kimchi; they called to one another, to gather together against him; they gave their counsel against him; they, joined together, agreed, and combined against him, and disposed their armies, and set them in array against him: on every side from the provinces ; Nebuchadnezzar and his auxiliaries, which consisted of the people of the provinces all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:9

And they put him in ward in chains ,.... Or "in an enclosure"; or "in a collar with hooks" F2 בסוגר בחחים "in claustro uncis adhibitis", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus; "in claustrum in hamis", Montanus; "in claustro in hamis", Starckius; "in cavea hamis", Cocceius. ; put a collar of iron, as is said, about his neck, which had hooks in it, and to those hooks chains were put, in which he was led a prisoner; and it is certain that he was bound in fetters, in order to be carried to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10

Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood ,.... Another simile is here made use of, relating to the same persons; the same that were compared to a lioness are here compared to a vine, as the people of the Jews frequently are, Psalm 80:8 ; the same person is here addressed, the then reigning prince, Zedekiah, whose mother, the Jewish people, from whence he sprung, had been in times past, and still was, like a vine; and especially with respect to his blood, the royal family from, chore he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:11

And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bear rule ,.... That is, many sprung from her, and rose up in that nation who were fit to hold sceptres to be kings, rulers and governors, and were such. So the Targum. "and there were in her strong rulers, kings that were, highly to subdue kingdoms;' such as David, Solomon, and at hers after them: or this may refer to the times of Josiah, and at his death, who left behind him several sons, who became kings, besides other princes of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:12

But she was plucked up in fury ,.... This vine being turned into a degenerate plant of a strange vine; or the people of the Jews becoming wicked, disobedient to God, and disregarding his laws and ordinances, the wrath of God came upon them, and let in the Assyrians among them, who carried off ten tribes at once; and the tribes of Judah and Benjamin not taking warning hereby, but continuing and increasing in sinful courses, great part of them were carried captive into Babylon, with their king... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:13

And now she is planted in the wilderness ,.... In the land of Babylon, which though a very fruitful country, yet, because of the hardships and miseries which the Jews were exposed unto in it, was a wilderness to them: in a dry and thirsty ground ; which is a periphrasis or description of a wilderness, Psalm 63:1 ; and designs the same place as before; where the Jews were deprived of their liberties, and had not the opportunities of divine worship, the word and ordinances; and were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:14

And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches ,.... By "her branches" are meant the rest of the Jews left in the land; and by the "rod" of them King Zedekiah, now on the throne, when this prophecy was given out; the "fire" said to go out of him signifies his rebellion against the king of Babylon, his breaking covenant and oath with him, which greatly provoked the Lord, and brought down the fire of his wrath upon him, 2 Kings 24:20 ; which hath devoured her fruit ; destroyed the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19

This chapter contains two beautiful examples of the parabolic kind of writing; the one lamenting the sad catastrophe of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, Ezekiel 19:1-9 , and the other describing the desolation and captivity of the whole people, Ezekiel 19:10-14 . In the first parable, the lioness is Jerusalem. The first of the young lions is Jehoahaz, deposed by the king of Egypt; and the second lion is Jehoiakim, whose rebellion drew on himself the vengeance of the king of Babylon. In the second... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:1

Moreover take thou up a lamentation - Declare what is the great subject of sorrow in Israel. Compose a funeral dirge. Show Be melancholy fate of the kings who proceeded from Josiah. The prophet deplores the misfortune of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, under the figure of two lion whelps, which were taken by hunters, and confined in cages. Next he shows the desolation of Jerusalem under Zedekiah, which he compares to a beautiful vine pulled up by the roots, withered, and at last burned. Calmet... read more

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