Ezekiel 9:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-4

In these verses we have, I. The summons given to Jerusalem's destroyers to come forth and give their attendance. He that appeared to the prophet (Ezek. 8:2), that had brought him to Jerusalem and had shown the wickedness that was done there, he cried, Cause those that have charge over the city to draw near (Ezek. 9:1), or, as it might better be read, and nearer the original, Those that have charge over the city are drawing near. He had said (Ezek. 8:18), I will deal in fury; now, says he to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

And the Lord said unto him ,.... This shows that a divine Person is meant by the glory of the God of Israel: go through the midst of the city ; that is, as it is next explained, through the midst of Jerusalem ; the city the six men had the charge over or against, Ezekiel 9:1 ; and set a mark upon the foreheads ; not the Hebrew letter ת , as some say, because in the form of a cross, and so signifying salvation by the cross of Christ; for this letter has no such form, neither... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh - This is in allusion to the ancient every-where-used custom of setting marks on servants and slaves, to distinguish them from others. It was also common for the worshippers of particular idols to have their idol's mark upon their foreheads, arms, etc. These are called sectarian marks to the present day among the Hindoos and others in India. Hence by this mark we can easily know who is a follower of Vishnoo, who of Siva, who of Bramah, etc.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-7

The hour of judgment. As among men there are magistrates' sessions as well as the great assizes, so also God has seasons for the local administration of justice, as well as the final judgment. In fact, God is always upon his judicial seat, always meting out justice to the various orders of his creatures. If he ceased to judge, he would cease to rule. I. MARK THE SUPREMACY OF GOD 'S JUDICIAL VOICE . The last chapter finished with the declaration, "Though they cry in mine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-7

Divine discrimination in the execution of judgment. "He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near," etc. In the preceding chapter the various forms of idolatry which were practised in Jerusalem, and by which the Lord Jehovah was provoked, were set forth; and now Ezekiel beholds in vision the treatment which God was about to deal out to the people by reason of their provocations. We observe— I. THAT THE AGENTS OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

Set a mark upon the foreheads, etc. The command reminds us of that given to the destroying angel in Exodus 12:13 , and has its earlier and later analogues in the mark set upon Cain ( Genesis 4:15 ), and in the "sealing" of the servants of God in Revelation 7:3 . Here, as in the last example, the mark is set, not on the lintels of the doorposts, but upon the "foreheads" of the men. And the mark is the letter tau , in old Hebrew, that of a cross + , and like the "mark" of mediaeval and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

The mark upon the forehead. I. THE PENITENT ARE TO HAVE A MARK UPON THEIR FOREHEADS . "The men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations" are to be marked on the forehead by the man with the inkhorn. God looks for confession of sin and repentance. He does not expect primitive innocence, because we have all lost that fair grace of Eden; but he desires to see our admission of guilt and our sorrow for sin. The penitent publican is accepted ( Luke 18:13 ). The woman... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

The mark of spiritual concern. The defection and idolatry already described in the previous chapter could neither be disregarded nor unavenged. A nation that bad enjoyed privileges so conspicuously great as Israel, and that had, in spite of all such privileges, apostatized from the God to whom they owed everything that distinguished them from the surrounding nations, had written its own sentence of condemnation. But the Divine retribution is never undiscriminating. The laws of national... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

mercy precedes judgment. So in the case of Sodom Genesis 19:0, and in the last day Luke 21:18, Luke 21:28; Revelation 7:1. This accords with the eschatological character of the predictions in this chapter (see the introduction of Ezekiel).A mark - literally, “Tau,” the name of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The old form of the letter was that of a cross. The Jews have interpreted this sign variously, some considering that “Tau,” being the last of the Hebrew letters, and so closing the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 9:4

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