Ezekiel 28:24-29 NASB

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 28:24

And there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel ,.... To the church of God, Jews or Gentiles, particularly to the Jews, who will now be converted; all the enemies of Christ and his people will now be destroyed, who have been very grievous and distressing to them by their furious persecutions; the pope and Turk will be no more, nor any of the antichristian powers; the beast and false prophet will be taken and cast into the lake of fire; and there will be none to hurt and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

Thus saith the Lord God, when I shall have gathered the house of Israel ,.... Not at the return of them from captivity in Babylon; for the ten tribes or house of Israel did not then return; though there might some few of those tribes, as a pledge of what would be hereafter; but in the latter day, upon the destruction of antichrist, when all Israel shall be saved: and when they will be collected from the people among whom they are scattered ; in the several nations of the world, in Asia,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:26

And they shall dwell safely therein ,.... There being none to make them afraid, all their enemies being destroyed, and they also under the protection of Christian princes: and they shall build houses and plant vineyards ; signifying their continuance in their land, and their enjoyment of the blessings of it. Cocceius understands this of churches gathered in the name of Christ; of which no doubt there will be many in Judea, as in the first times of the Gospel, and more abundantly: yea,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:24

There shall be no more a pricking brier - Nothing to excite Israel to idolatry when restored from their captivity. Perhaps there is an allusion to Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and wife to Ahab, king of Israel, who was the greatest curse to Israel, and the universal restorer of idolatry in the land, see 1 Kings 16:31 . Sidon being destroyed, there would come no encourager of idolatry from that quarter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

When I shall have gathered the house of Israel - In their long captivity, God had been preparing the land for them so as to make it a safe dwelling; and hence he executed judgments on all the heathen nations round about by means of the Chaldeans. Thus Tyre and Sidon were destroyed, as were the Ammonites and others who had been the inveterate enemies of the Jews. Judgment first began at his own house, then proceeded to the heathen nations; and when they were brought down, then he visited and... 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 28:24

There shall be no more a pricking brier . There is a special appropriateness in Ezekiel's imagery. The words had been used in Numbers 33:55 of the Canaanites at large (comp. Joshua 22:13 ). Ezekiel applies them to the cities which were the most conspicuous survivors of the old Canaanite races. Israel, he implies, had been wounded with those thorns and briers, had caught (as e . g . in the case of Jezebel) the taint of evil life and evil worship from those races; but for her there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

My servant Jacob . The use of "Jacob" for "Israel" is not common in Ezekiel, but Ezekiel 20:5 ; Ezekiel 27:25 ; Ezekiel 34:25 may be noted as parallels. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

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