Ezekiel 3:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 3:22-27

After all this large and magnificent discovery which God had made of himself to the prophet, and the full instructions he had given him how to deal with those to whom he sent him with an ample commission, we should have expected presently to see him preaching the word of God to a great congregation of Israel; but here we find it quite otherwise. his work here, at first, seems not at all proportionable to the pomp of his call. I. We have him here retired for further learning. By his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee ,.... Or, "bands shall be put upon thee"; either visionally, or really; not by angels, but by the Jews, who, taking the prophet for a madman by his motions and gestures; would bind him, and keep him within doors: or figuratively this may be understood of the sins of the people, their rebellion and obstinacy, which hindered the prophet from prophesying among them as yet; and so this is observed to conciliate his mind to the divine... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:25

They shall put bands upon thee - Thy countrymen will rise up against thee; and, to prevent thy prophesying, will confine thee. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:25

Verse 25 Now God explains the reason why he wishes the Prophet to cease for a time, and to remain at home as if dumb. They have placed, said he, ropes upon thee with which they may bind thee. The opinion of those who take the passage metaphorically is not unsuitable, as if it had been said, the perverseness of the people hinders Ezekiel in the discharge of his duty, just as if he had been bound with ropes. To make this clearer, we may call to mind what Paul says to the Corinthians, (2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:22-27

The silenced prophet, a calamity. The apparent success of wickedness is a seed of retribution. The people do not wish to hear, therefore their ears shall be hardened. They gnash their teeth on God's prophet, therefore God will remove him into a corner. I. SECLUSION FROM MEN BRINGS NEARER ACCESS TO GOD . Such experience our Lord himself passed through. "I shall be left alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me." "Arise, and go forth into the plain,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:24-27

The temporary suspension of the active ministry of the prophet. "Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet," etc. Seclusion and silence were enjoined upon Ezekiel for a time. Our text teaches that the temporary suspension of his active ministry— I. WAS COMMANDED BY THE LORD . "Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house" (cf. Ezekiel 2:2 ). One would have been inclined to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

They shall put bands upon thee, etc. Did the warning mean that the prophet's hearers would treat him as the men of Jerusalem treated Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 32:3 ; Jeremiah 33:1 ; Jeremiah 38:6 )? Of this, at all events, we have no record, and so far we are led to the other alternative of taking the words (as in Ezekiel 4:8 ) in a figurative sense. The prophet would feel, as he stood in the presence of the rebellious house, as tongue tied, bound hand and foot by their hardness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

A prophet stricken dumb. This is something abnormal, almost monstrous. A prophet is a speaker by calling. His mission is to use his voice. Something is strangely amiss if he is to be driven to silence. The occurrence, the causes, and the consequences of such a phenomenon must be of exceptional importance. I. THE FACT . The prophet's tongue is to cleave to the roof of his mouth. If he would speak, he shall not be able to do so. Then, as before the time of Samuel, the word of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 3:22-27

Ezekiel 3:22-27. And the hand of the Lord was there upon me Namely, at Tel-abib. I felt a divine power acting upon me as before: see on Ezekiel 1:3. And he said, Arise, go forth into the plain Withdraw from the multitude, and retire to a place more private, and fit for contemplation, and the reception of divine communications. Then I arose As I was commanded; and the glory of the Lord stood there The same glorious vision and representation of God’s majesty, which I had seen before,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:16-27

A faithful watchman (3:16-27)As a watchman warns people in the city of a coming attack, so Ezekiel was to warn the exiles, so that they might turn away from sin and be saved from further calamity (16-17). If Ezekiel gave a warning and people ignored it, those people would bear the responsibility for their own death. But if Ezekiel failed to give the warning, Ezekiel would be held responsible for their death, and would himself suffer the death penalty (18-21).Before Ezekiel began his ministry,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 3:22-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 3:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 3:22-27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 3:16-27

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