Ezekiel 12:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

Perhaps Ezekiel reflected with so much pleasure upon the vision he had had of the glory of God that often, since it went up from him, he was wishing it might come down to him again, and, having seen it once and a second time, he was willing to hope he might be a third time so favoured; but we do not find that he ever saw it any more, and yet the word of the Lord comes to him; for God did in divers manners speak to the fathers (Heb. 1:1) and they often heard the words of God when they did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall in their sight ,.... The wall of the house where he was, as an emblem of the city of Jerusalem closely besieged, from whence there was no escape but by digging through the wall this showed the manner in which Zedekiah made his escape, by the way of the gate, between the two walls which was by the king's garden, Jeremiah 52:7 ; and carry out thereby ; not his stuff, as before; but provisions for himself, necessary for his journey or flight; as no doubt Zedekiah... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall - This refers to the manner in which Zedekiah and his family would escape from the city. They escaped by night through a breach in the wall. See Jeremiah 39:2-4 ; and 2 Kings 25:4 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

Verse 5 Ezekiel is verbose in this narration. But in the beginning of the book we said, that because the teacher was sent to men very slow and stupid, he therefore used a rough style. We added also, that he had acquired it partly from the custom of the region in which he dwelt. For the people declined by degrees from the polish of their language, and hence it happens that the Prophet’s diction is not quite pure, but is intermixed with something foreign. As to the subject itself there is no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The dramatic form of prophecy. It is of the first moment that men should have right and adequate impressions of the truth. A man's life is properly moulded through his intelligence. His intelligence moulds his tastes, feeds his emotions, inspires his purposes, directs his life. Clear convictions of truth and duty possess unspeakable value. I. MORAL OBTUSENESS IN MEN IS A GRIEF TO GOD . Eyes have been conferred for the sole reason that men may see; and ears, that they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

It parabolic appeal to a rebellious people. "The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house," etc. "Now begin the amplifications," says Hengstenberg, "the marginal notes, so to speak, on the great text in ch. 8-11; which extend to Ezekiel 19:1-14 ; and these terminate in a song, corresponding to the song in the first group in Ezekiel 7:1-27 . The approaching catastrophe of Jerusalem forms the central point throughout. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3-7

Prepare thee stuff for removing , etc.; better, equipment for a journey, with the implied thought that it is the journey of one going into exile. "Bag and baggage," all the household goods which an exile could take with him, were to be brought out in broad daylight and piled up opposite his door. Then in the twilight (Revised Version, in the dark, and so in Ezekiel 12:7 , Ezekiel 12:12 ) he was to go forth, not by the door of his house, but by breaking through the wall (with such... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:3-6

Ezekiel 12:3-6. Therefore, prepare thee stuff for removing Hebrew, כלי גולה , vessels, or instruments of removing, namely, such as were suited for that purpose. Get all thy goods together, and pack them up as those do that remove from one place to another. Do this openly, and at noon-day, that the people, among whom thou dwellest, may all see and take notice of it. The prophets often prophesied in this way by signs, as being of greater force and efficacy than words. Thou shalt bring... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

Pictures of exile (12:1-16)It appears that many of the exiles were rebellious against God because of his message of doom, and were still hoping for an early return to Jerusalem (12:1-2). God therefore commanded Ezekiel to act another message for them. He was to show that the exiles had no chance of returning to Jerusalem. On the contrary, the Jerusalemites would come to join the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel’s daytime act was to gather a few belongings that an exile could carry with him and set... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall . The sign (Ezekiel 12:2 ) that Zedekiah would do this "betwixt the walls" (2 Kings 25:4 .Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 39:4 ). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 12:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 12:5

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