Ezekiel 28:23 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

God's glory is his great end, both in all the good and in all the evil which proceed out of the mouth of the Most High; so we find in these verses. 1. God will be glorified in the destruction of Zidon, a city that lay near to Tyre, was more ancient, but not so considerable, had a dependence upon it and stood and fell with it. God says here, I am against thee, O Zidon! and I will be glorified in the midst of thee, Ezek. 28:22. And again, ?Those that would not know be gentler methods shall be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:23

And I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets ,.... The plague and the sword, which are two of God's sore judgments, and often go together; the pestilence slays them that are within, and the sword those the enemy meets with in the streets: and the wounded shall be judged ; that is, punished; or "shall fall" F23 נפלל πεσουνται , Sept.; "corruent", Pagninus, Vatablus; "cadet", Montanus; so Kimchi and Ben Melech; and which is approved of by Gussetius. , die and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:23

And the wounded - חלל chalal , the soldiery. All its supports shall be taken away, and its defenders destroyed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-23

The judgment of Zidon. I. PARTNERS IN GUILT WILL BE PARTNERS IN DOOM . Tyre and Zidon were constantly associated together by reason of their nearness to one another, and their common interests and actions. Zidon followed Tyre in its degenerate course of wickedness. Thus, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Type and Zidon were commonly named together as conjoined in an ugly pre-eminence of wickedness (e.g. Luke 10:14 ). There is no security in such companionship. We gain nothing by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-24

God glorified in the execution of judgment. "Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Zidon," etc. Zidon was "an ancient and wealthy city of Phoenicia, on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, less than twenty English miles to the north of Tyre," and on the extreme northwestern border of the land of Israel. The Hebrew word Tsidon signifies" Fishing," and indicates the earliest employment of its inhabitants. The land in the neighborhood of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

The end of Divine judgment. This severe condemnation of the idolatrous and vicious Zidon, coupled with the very gracious promise to Israel, with which the prophecy concludes, many instruct us— I. WHY AND HOW GOD IS AGAINST US . "I am against thee, O Zidon" ( Ezekiel 28:22 ). And we know that Jehovah was expressing his high displeasure and was warning of serious national disaster ( Ezekiel 28:23 ) because of the iniquities of the state. The worst forms of religious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:23

Pestilence was the natural accompaniment of a siege. As in Ezekiel 14:19 , blood probably points to death from this cause, as distinct from the slaughter threatened in the following clause. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:21-23

Ezekiel 28:21-23. Set thy face against Zidon Direct thy face and thy speech toward Zidon, and fore-tel its destruction by the king of Babylon. Tyre and Zidon were neighbouring cities, and generally partakers of the same prosperity or adversity. We have, indeed, no history that informs us of the particulars of what befell Zidon; but it is likely that it sent help to the Tyrians, and so (Nebuchadnezzar proving victorious) suffered with them, and was reduced first under the power of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

Judgment on Sidon (28:20-26)Sidon, to the north of Tyre, was another neighbouring state that had oppressed Israel. It too will experience a bloody judgment (20-23). As a result God’s people will have relief from suffering and a more enlightened understanding of him (24). When God has destroyed their enemies, he will bring them back to live contentedly in their land again. His righteous dealings with them will be a striking demonstration to the surrounding nations that the God of Israel is holy... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 28:23

gathered. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 30:3 , Deuteronomy 30:4 ). See also Ezekiel 11:17 ; Ezekiel 20:41 ; Ezekiel 34:13 ; Ezekiel 36:24 ; Ezekiel 37:21 ; Ezekiel 39:27 . Leviticus 26:44 , Leviticus 26:45 .Psalms 106:47 . Isaiah 11:11 , Isaiah 11:12 , Isaiah 11:13 ; Isa 11:27 , Isaiah 11:12 , Isaiah 11:13 .Jeremiah 30:18 ; Jer 30:31 , Jeremiah 30:8-10 ; Jeremiah 32:37 . Hosea 1:11 .Joel 3:7 . Amos 9:14 , Amos 9:15 .Obadiah 1:17-21 .Zephaniah 3:19 , Zephaniah 3:20 . App-92 . ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:21-23

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 28:23

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