Ezekiel 8:1-11:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-6

Ezekiel was now in Babylon; but the messages of wrath he had delivered in the foregoing chapters related to Jerusalem, for in the peace or trouble thereof the captives looked upon themselves to have peace or trouble, and therefore here he has a vision of what was done at Jerusalem, and this vision is continued to the close of the 11th chapter. I. Here is the date of this vision. The first vision he had was in the fifth year of the captivity, in the fourth month and the fifth day of the month,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month , in the fifth day of the month ,.... This was the sixth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin; the sixth month was the month Elul, which answers to part of August, and part of September. The Septuagint and Arabic versions wrongly render it, the fifth month. The fifth day of the month is thought to have been the sabbath day, which seems probable by what follows; this was just a year and two months from the first vision, Ezekiel 1:1... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month - This, according to Abp. Usher, was the sixth year of Ezekiel's captivity. The sixth day of the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year, which answers to August A.M. 3410. This chapter and the three following contain but one vision, of which I judge it necessary, with Calmet, to give a general idea, that the attention of the reader may not be too much divided. The prophet, in the visions of God, is carried to Jerusalem,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

Verse 1 There is no doubt that a prophetic vision is here narrated; for the Prophet was not carried to Jerusalem, nor had he changed his place, nor were the elders of Judah before him, but he seemed to himself to be seized by the Spirit of God, that he might perceive the pollutions by which the Jews had profaned the temple. For he says, that he was at home when this vision occurred to him, and yet it was possible for him to be walking in the field. He does not, therefore, relate the thing as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1

And it came to pass, etc. We begin with a fresh date. One year and one month had passed since the vision of Chebar, and had been occupied partly by the acted, partly by the spoken, prophecies of the preceding chapters. In the mean time, things had gone from bad to worse in Jerusalem. In the absence of the higher priests, idolatry was more rampant, and had found its way even into the temple. It is probable that tidings of this had reached Ezekiel, as we know that frequent communications... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-6

The vision of the image of jealousy. "And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month," etc. This and the following three chapters are one discourse, or the record of one vision. In this chapter we see how the prophet was transported in spirit to the temple at Jerusalem, and caused to behold the open and the secret idolatrous abominations of which the people of Israel were guilty. Several portions of these verses have already engaged our attention in other connections. Moreover, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-16

Gradual disclosure of human sin. The prophet notes the exact date of the vision, so that, if any doubt arose, the circumstance could be verified, so long as any one of these elders survived. These details of day and month may seem to many readers needless and tedious; yet, in an earlier day, they probably served an important purpose, and may be again useful in a future age. Even now they demonstrate with what diligent care the prophet preserved the records of Divine manifestations. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

The elders of Judah - The prophet’s fellow-exiles are no longer unwilling to hear him Ezekiel 2:1-10. They sat as mourners. The message here is not as in Ezekiel 6:2, but distinctly to Judah, that portion of the people whose exile Ezekiel shared. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 8:1

Ezekiel 8:1. And it came to pass in the sixth year Namely, of Jehoiachin’s captivity. In the sixth month The LXX. read, in the fifth month. As I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah Men of note for their age or authority, or the chief of those who had been made captives with Jehoiachin, sat before me Having come, probably, to inquire of the Lord concerning their present state of affairs, what the issue would be; or what would become of their brethren who remained in Judea and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-18

8:1-24:27 THE SINS OF JERUSALEMIdolatry in the temple (8:1-18)A year and two months had now passed since God called Ezekiel to be a prophet. By this time people recognized him as a prophet, and leaders among the exiles came to discuss their affairs with him (8:1; cf. 1:1-2). While the leaders were sitting talking with him, Ezekiel was suddenly caught up by the Spirit of God and taken, as it were, to Jerusalem (2-3).Ezekiel knew immediately that these visions were from God, because the first... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 8:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 8:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-18

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