Ezekiel 5:7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

We have here the explanation of the foregoing similitude: This is Jerusalem. Thus it is usual in scripture language to give the name of the thing signified to the sign; as when Christ said, This is my body. The prophet's head, which was to be shaved, signified Jerusalem, which by the judgments of God was now to be stripped of all its ornaments, to be emptied of all its inhabitants, and to be set naked and bare, to be shaved with a razor that is hired, Isa. 7:20. The head of one that was a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:7

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Having observed their sins, and which are still enlarged upon, the Lord proceeds to denounce his judgments against them: because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you ; not in numbers, nor in wealth and riches, or in blessings and privileges, and therefore grew wanton and forgetful; though this was true: but in sins and wickedness, which abounded among them, and in which they exceeded the nations round about them; and so... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:7

Verse 7 This verse is variously expounded on account of the word המנכם , hemenekem: for some read it jointly in one context, as if through being multiplied they did not worship God; as if he meant that they were luxurious through their opulence, as horses are restive through too much food and fatness. That passage of Moses has been marked: Israel, when highly fed, kicked; therefore they think that this place is like it, and so they combine it together: because thou hast been multiplied beyond.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-10

Abused privilege produces condign punishment. This doctrine is repeated and emphasized in myriad forms. It is written, not in sand, but on rock, and written with a pen of steel. If the men of England do not read this lesson, the reason is evident—they are wantonly blind. I. WE HAVE HERE AN INSTANCE OF EMINENT PRIVILEGE . Jerusalem was placed in a most central position. What the heart is to the body, what the sun is to the solar system, Palestine was among ancient... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

Pre-eminent privilege, perversity, and punishment. "Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem," etc. In these and some succeeding verses we have the interpretation of the symbolism of the previous part of the chapter; or "an authoritative commentary on the preceding allegory." The text presents to our notice— I. A POSITION OF PRE - EMINENT PRIVILEGE . "Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:7

Because ye multiplied, etc.; better, with the Revised Version, because ye are turbulent. The vereb is cognate with the noun translated "tumult" in 1 Samuel 4:14 ; Psalms 65:7 ; Isaiah 33:3 , though it is more commonly rendered "multitude." It is not (as stated by Currey and Gardiner) the verb rendered "rage" in Psalms 2:1 . The former meaning fits in fairly here, hot some critics (Smend) suppose that the text is corrupt. A conjectural emendation gives, "ye were counted with the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 5:7

Because ye multiplied - Some prefer: Because ye have raged tumultuously.”Neither have done according to the judgments - (or, ordinances) of the nations The reproach is that the Israelites have not even been as faithful to their one true God as the nations have been to their false gods (compare 2 Kings 17:33). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 5:7-9

Ezekiel 5:7-9. Therefore, because ye multiplied more than the nations Their multiplying, in the common sense of the word, was a blessing promised to them, and could not be alleged against them as a crime; therefore a word ought to be supplied here, as is done in many versions, namely, because ye multiplied your crimes, or wickedness, more than the nations, &c., neither have done according to the judgments [or manners] of the nations that are round about you Namely, by persevering... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:1-17

Jerusalem destroyed (5:1-17)The last of this group of four acted parables was again concerned with the siege of Jerusalem. It dealt more specifically with the dreadful fate that awaited the citizens.Ezekiel shaved his hair, weighed it, then divided it into three equal parts. One part he burnt on his model city (the brick), symbolizing the death of one third of the city’s people through famine and disease. The second part he scattered around the model city, then chopped up the hair with a sword,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 5:7

multiplied = rebelled. statutes . See notes on Genesis 26:5 .Deuteronomy 4:1 . neither have kept = and have not kept. neither have done , &c.: or, "and according to the statutes of the nations which are round about you have not done". Some codices, with two early printed editions and Syriac, omit this "not". Compare Ezekiel 11:12 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 5:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 5:7-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 5:7

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