Ezekiel 33:27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 33:21-29

Here we have, I. The tidings brought to Ezekiel of the burning of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The city was burnt in the eleventh year of the captivity and the fifth month, Jer. 52:12, 13. Tidings hereof were brought to the prophet by one that was an eye-witness of the destruction, in the twelfth year, and the tenth month (Ezek. 33:21), which was a year and almost five months after the thing was done; we may well suppose that, there being a constant correspondence at this time more than ever... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:27

Say thou thus unto them, thus saith the Lord God ,.... Send or write unto them in the name of the Lord, after this manner, as I live , which is the form of an oath; the Lord swears by himself his life, because he could swear by no greater, and for the confirmation of what follows: surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword ; by their own sword, falling out one with another; or by the sword of Ishmael Jeremiah 41:2 or by the sword of the Chaldeans, who revenged the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:27

They that are in the wastes - He seems to speak of those Jews who had fled to rocks, caves, and fortresses, in the mountains; whose death he predicts, partly by the sword, partly by wild beasts, and partly by famine. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:21-29

Right, not might, the foundation of stable empire. The shortest path to gaining empire over men seems to be might, or might conjoined with cunning. But "things are not what they seem." The throne whose foundations have been well and slowly laid will attain to greater permanence. The oak that has been rooting itself for a hundred years will resist many a howling tempest. Things unseen are the things that endure. I. WE HAVE AN INSTANCE OF DIVINE CHASTISEMENT UNHEEDED .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:23-29

The powerlessness of privilege to save. At length the prophet's lips are opened; and he who for so long has been dumb, so far as ministration to his own people was concerned, is set free to testify to the sons of Abraham. While silenced as regards Israel, Ezekiel has prophesied concerning the heathen nations. Now he again addresses his countrymen, and it is interesting to observe to what purpose he uses his recovered liberty of speech. Always candid, fearless, and faithful, the prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:27

They that are in the wastes . The words paint, with a terrible vividness, what was passing in Ezekiel's fatherland. Did the fugitives of Judah seek the open country? they were exposed to the sword of the Chaldeans or of marauding outlaws. Did they seek safety in fortresses or caves? they were exposed, crowded together as they were under the worst possible conditions, to the ravages of pestilence. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 33:23-33

The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory.Ezekiel 33:24Those wastes - The places in the holy land devastated by the conqueror.Abraham - The argument is, Abraham was but one man, and he had the promise of the land, though he did not at... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 33:27

Ezekiel 33:27. Surely they that are in the wastes They who continue to dwell among the desolations of Jerusalem and Judea; shall fall by the sword This they accordingly did, both through the civil dissensions among them, in the conspiracy formed against Gedaliah, and likewise by the Chaldeans revenging his death. And him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts He shall be a prey to lions and other ravenous beasts, that will multiply in the ruined country. And they that be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:21-33

News from Jerusalem (33:21-33)As soon as news reached the exiles that Jerusalem had fallen as Ezekiel had foretold, Ezekiel knew that the new phase of his work was to begin. The former restrictions on his speech and movements were lifted (21-22; cf. 24:25-27).Ezekiel received news also of certain selfish and dishonest practices among the Jews who were left in the country areas of Judah. Some of these people had seized the land of those taken into exile. They argued that if Abraham (only one... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 33:27

Ezekiel 33:27. They that are in the wastes— They that [trust] in the swords. The forts and caves here mentioned, mean the strong-holds formed by nature in the rocks, or cut in the sides of the mountains. Palestine abounded with these, as we have had occasion to remark heretofore; particularly in the history of David. read more

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