Ezekiel 11:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

We have here, I. The great security of the prince's of Jerusalem, notwithstanding the judgments of God that were upon them, The prophet was brought, in vision, to the gate of the temple where these princes sat in council upon the present arduous affairs of the city: The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the Lord's house, and behold twenty-five men were there. See how obsequious the prophet was to the Spirit's orders and how observant of all the discoveries that were made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1

Moreover, the spirit lifted me up ,.... From the inner court of the temple, where the prophet was, according to the last account of him, Ezekiel 8:16 ; it was the same Spirit that took him by the lock of his head, and lifted him up, as in Ezekiel 8:3 ; and perhaps in the same manner: and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh eastward ; where were the cherubim, and the wheels, and the glory of God above them, Ezekiel 10:19 ; and behold at the door of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

At the door of the gate five and twenty men - The same persons, no doubt, who appear, Ezekiel 8:16 , worshipping the sun. Jaazaniah the son of Azur - In Ezekiel 8:16 , we find a Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. If Shaphan was also called Azur, they may be the same person. But it is most likely that there were two of this name, and both chiefs among the people. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

Verse 1 Here the Prophet admonishes the people that perverse leaders would be the cause of their destruction. For if the blind lead the blind both will fall into the ditch (Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39.) Since, therefore, the elders of the city were such wicked apostates, they drew with them the whole body of the people into the same ruin. Now, therefore, the Prophet shows that the state of the city was so corrupt that no hope of pardon remained, since those who ought to be the eyes of the whole... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1

Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, etc. It is noticeable that the position to which Ezekiel was thus transported in his vision from his place in the inner court ( Ezekiel 8:14 ), was identical with that which he had just seen occupied by the cherub chariot before its departure ( Ezekiel 10:19 ). What he is about to see will throw light on the significance of their departure. The gate is probably, here as there, that of the court of the temple. Five and twenty men. The number at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

The summary punishment of official guilt. As a rule, God is extremely patient towards human rebellion. He reproves and remonstrates and warns long before the executioner appears. Yet sometimes he departs from this course, by a summary act of vengeance. The penalty that follows some crimes is swift and sudden. The Chaldean nobles who laid an impious snare for Daniel were soon overtaken with judgment. When Herod accepted the profane flattery of his courtiers, he was soon consumed with inward... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

The presumptuous security of sinners exhibited and condemned. "Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house," etc. I. THE PRESUMPTUOUS AND FALSE SECURITY OF SINNERS EXHIBITED . ( Ezekiel 11:1-3 .) The twenty-live men here mentioned are not the same as those mentioned in Ezekiel 8:16 ; for already they have been slain in vision. In both places the number is a round one. And in this place it is clear that they were leaders of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

The gate - The gate of the templecourt. The gate was the place of judgment.Five and twenty men - Not the same men as in Ezekiel 8:16. There they were representatives of the “priests,” here of the “princes.” The number is, no doubt, symbolic, made up, probably, of 24 men and the king. The number 24 points to the tribes of undivided Israel.Jaazaniah ... Pelatiah - We know nothing more of these men. The former name was probably common at that time Ezekiel 8:11. In these two names there is an... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 11:1-3

Ezekiel 11:1-3. Moreover the spirit lifted me up It seems it should rather have been rendered, And the spirit had lifted me up, for here he appears to go back to speak about those twenty-five men of whom he made mention Ezekiel 7:16, but had broken off from speaking of them to speak of things of greater importance; but he now returns to them again. And brought me unto the east gate Caused me to see those parts in my vision just as if I had been there. And behold at the door five and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

Judgment on Jerusalem’s leaders (11:1-13)At the east gate of the temple, where God’s chariot-throne had temporarily stopped (see 10:19), Ezekiel saw in vision a group of twenty-five of the city’s political leaders. The wrong advice of these men was one reason why Jerusalem was heading for certain ruin (11:1-2). (At the time of this vision, the last great siege of Jerusalem, foretold in earlier chapters, had not yet happened.)Jeremiah had been telling the people that to fight against Babylon was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 11:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 11:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 11:1-13

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