Ezekiel 7:16-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:16-22

We have attended the fate of those that are cut off, and are now to attend the flight of those that have an opportunity of escaping the danger; some of them shall escape (Ezek. 7:16), but what the better? As good die once as, in a miserable life, die a thousand deaths, and escape only like Cain to be fugitives and vagabonds, and afraid of being slain by every one they meet; so shall these be. I. They shall have no comfort or satisfaction in their own minds, but be in continual anguish and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:16

But they that escape of them shall escape ,.... Some few should escape the pestilence, famine, and sword, and flee to the mountains, where they should live a very miserable and uncomfortable life; so that this is no contradiction to the wrath of God being upon the whole multitude, Ezekiel 7:12 ; as it follows: and shall be on the mountains ; whither they shall flee, when the city is broken up and taken; and so the Syriac version reads it, in connection with the preceding words, "and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:17

All hands shall be feeble ,.... No strength in them, to lay hold on weapons of war to defend themselves, or fight the enemy; no heart nor courage in them, to go forth and meet him; and even afraid to lift up their voice in mourning, lest they should be heard, and pursued, and taken: and all knees shall be weak as water ; tremble and beat one against another, for fear of the enemy; or, "shall flow with water,' as the Targum; either with sweat or urine, which are sometimes both... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:18

They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth ,.... As a token of mourning, Genesis 37:34 ; and horror shall cover them : either the horror of a guilty conscience, or the perpetual dread and terror of the enemy: and shame shall be upon all faces ; because of their sins and transgressions, which they shall now be convinced of; or because of their desolate condition, their sins had brought them into: and baldness upon all their heads ; through the plucking off of the hair of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:16

They - shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys - Rather, like mourning doves הגאיות haggeayoth , chased from their dove-cotes, and separated from their mates. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:17

All knees shall be weak as water - Calmet understands this curiously: La frayeur dont on sera saisi, fera qu'on ne pourra retenir son urine. D'autres l'expliquent d'une autre souillure plus honteuse . I believe him to be nearly about right. St. Jerome is exactly the same: Pavoris magnitudine, urina polluet genua, nec valebit profluentes aquas vesica prohibere . This and other malretentions are often the natural effect of extreme fear or terror. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:16

Verse 16 The Prophet seems here to be at variance with himself, because he formerly pronounced them all devoted to destruction. How, then, does he now say that some should come hither and thither, to seek hiding-places in the mountains? But what seem at, variance easily agree, because by these words he means that the life of those who escaped should be more miserable than if they had perished by the sword, or had been consumed by pestilence and famine. And why so? They shall be, says he, in the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:17

Verse 17 He confirms the last sentence, that such should be the trembling, that those who were oppressed with all kinds of evil, dare not utter their complaints freely. He says, all hands should be loosened, and all knees should be unstable as water We know that this doctrine frequently occurs with the Prophets, by which God shows that men’s hearts were in his hands. But since profane men are fierce against God, through trusting in their own wealth or fortitude, hence, on the contrary, God... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:18

Verse 18 He continues the same sentiment. He says, such was the slaughter of the people that they should all gird themselves with sackcloth. But it seems little in accordance with this, that those who should be astonished should gird themselves with sackcloth, so as not to bewail the dead. But the prophets so vary their discourse because they cannot otherwise affect obstinate minds. Although therefore these things do not seem at first sight to agree, that they should bind themselves in... read more

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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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:16-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12-19

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