Ezekiel 12:24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

Various methods had been used to awaken this secure and careless people to an expectation of the judgments coming, that they might be stirred up, by repentance and reformation, to prevent them. The prophecies of their ruin were confirmed by visions, and illustrated by signs, and all with such evidence and power that one would think they must needs be wrought upon; but here we are told how they evaded the conviction, and guarded against it, namely, by telling themselves, and one another, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

For there shall be no more any vain vision ,.... Or prophecy; such as the false prophets had given out, that the people should be in peace and safety, and not be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon; which they gave heed to, and so encouraged the lying prophets to go on prophesying smooth things; when the prophecies of the true prophets were accomplished, then the false ones were rejected, and their prophecies no more regarded; nor could there be any more a place for them, or a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:24

Verse 24 Here God deprives the Jews of another source of confidence; for they flattered themselves, and had their own agitators, that is false Prophets, who puffed them up with flatteries: hence when they heard prophecies of sadness they despised them, and afterwards hardened themselves as if the Prophets had frightened them needlessly. Every one was too much inclined to this besotted confidence, but, as I have said, enticements were added, by which the flatterers deceived them. For the false... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

The snare of unbelief. Faith has the power to make the distant near. It obliterates distance of time and space. But unbelief reverses the effect. It looks in at the wrong end of the telescope, and reduces realities to a mere speck. Unbelief corrupts all blessing; it makes sour the very cream of God's kindness. "Because judgment is not speedily executed," incorrigible rebellion makes a mock of retribution. I. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISTANT JUDGMENT IS GREAT KINDNESS . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

The word of the Lord discredited and vindicated. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel?" etc. I. THE WORD OF THE LORD DISCREDITED . 1 . It was discredited in various degrees. 2 . It was discredited in open expression. "Behold, the house of Israel say, The vision that he sooth is for many days," etc. (verse 27). In the case of those who entirely discredited the word of the Lord by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:22-28

The human proverb and the Divine. National proverbs embody national thinking, national sentiments, national habits. They sometimes convey counsels of wisdom. But they are sometimes superficial and all but valueless. As in the case here recorded, such frivolous and misleading sayings need to be replaced and substituted by the dictates of inspiration, of infallible wisdom, and undying truth. I. A SPECIOUS PROVERB OF HUMAN WISDOM . 1 . Its import. This was twofold—it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

Flattering divination . The word is the same as the "smooth things" of Isaiah 30:10 , the "flattering lips" of Psalms 12:2 , Psalms 12:3 . LXX ; μαντευόμενος τὰ πρὸς χάριν ; Vulgate, ambigua. The "divinations" (the Hebrew word is found only here and in Ezekiel 13:7 , though cognate words are found elsewhere) are so described, not without a touch of scorn in the use of a word which is not applied to the utterance of the true prophets, because they promised a speedy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

The end of delusions. The Jews had beer deluding themselves with a false proverb—or at all events, with a proverb falsely applied (see Ezekiel 12:22 ). Ezekiel tells them that such errors and those of flattering divination will both cease. There is to be an end to error. I. DELUSIONS WIN A TEMPORARY TRIUMPH . The false prophet has his day of success. Flattering errors easily win their way into popularity. The history of thought is largely made up of the story of errors—their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 12:21-28

As in Ezekiel 7:0, the nearness of the judgment is foretold.Ezekiel 12:22The land of Israel - is put generally for the land where the children of Israel dwelt, whether at home, or in exile. There was prevalent a disregard for the true prophets, which is ever followed by a recognition of the false. First, the true prophet is rejected because it is thought that his prophecies fail. Then men persuade themselves that if the prophecy be true it respects some distant time, and that the men of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:22-25

Ezekiel 12:22-25 . Son of man, what is that proverb? The saying become proverbial. The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth Words of the same import with those that occur Ezekiel 12:27, and Ezekiel 11:3. Both of them the words of scoffers, who turned the grace of God into wantonness, and took encouragement from his patience and long-suffering, to despise his threatenings, as if they would never be fulfilled. Tell them therefore Who either use this proverb, or who stumble at my... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:22-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 12:21-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:22-25

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