Ezekiel 7:12 NIV

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 7:12

The time is come, the day draweth near ,.... According to the Targum, the time of the recompence of iniquities, and the day of punishment of sins; of the sins of the Jews, by the Chaldean army, which no doubt is true; but it seems chiefly to refer to what follows: and the sense is, the time was coming on, in which let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn ; it is usual for the buyer of houses or lands to rejoice, because an addition is made to his estate, and especially when he has... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn - Such is now the state of public affairs, that he who through want has been obliged to sell his inheritance, need not mourn on the account; as of this the enemy would soon have deprived him. And he who has bought it need not rejoice in his bargain, as he shall soon be stripped of his purchase, and either fall by the sword, or be glad to flee for his life. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

Verse 12 The Prophet now uses another kind of speech. Meanwhile he teaches that there should be such a change that all things should be so mixed as if there were no difference between the rich and the poor. Yet such a change does not happen unless God were grievously offended, and so did not exact ordinary vengeance as he had formerly denounced. Paul indeed exhorts all the pious to pass through this world as if they were pilgrims in it, (1 Corinthians 7:29,) and thus he says is our faith... 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 7:12

Let not the buyer rejoice, etc. We have to read, between the lines, the story of Ezekiel's companions in exile. They belonged, it will be remembered, to the nobler and wealthier class ( 2 Kings 25:19 ). They, it would seem, had been compelled to sell their estates at a price which made the "buyer rejoice and the seller mourn." In each ease the joy and the sorrow would be but transient. Wrath had gone out against the whole multitude. In Micah 2:2 and Isaiah 5:8 we have parallel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12

Buyer and seller. I. RELIGION HAS A RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED WITH COMMERCE . Religion is spiritual, but it aims at filling the secular sphere, as the soul fills the body. The Church may be its centre, as the brain is the centre of the soul's consciousness; but every region of life is a scene for its operation, as every limb of the body is for the action of the soul. Religion claims a place in the shop, in the factory, in the mine, on the highway of the sea, in the noisy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12-19

The limitation of the power of riches. "The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn," etc. It is not wise to despise riches, or to affect to do so, or to depreciate them. They have many uses; they may be made the means of promoting the physical well being and the mental progress of their possessor, of enabling him to do much good to others, and of furthering the highest and best interests of the human race. When wisely employed, they produce most... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

The day - Either of temporal or final judgment.It was grievous for an Israelite to part with his land. But now the seller need not mourn his loss, nor the buyer exult in him gain. All should live the pitiful lives of strangers in another country. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:12-15

Ezekiel 7:12-15. Let not the buyer rejoice, &c. The buyer will have no reason to rejoice, because he will not enjoy what he hath bought; nor the seller have cause to mourn for having been obliged to part with his possessions, of which the approaching desolation of the country and the captivity would otherwise have deprived him. For the seller shall not return to that which was sold, &c. The year of jubilee shall be no advantage to the sellers; for though they should live till it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12-19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 7:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:12-15

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