Ezekiel 33:30-33 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30-33

The Ezek. 33:1-29 spoke conviction to the Jews who remained in the land of Israel, who were monuments of sparing mercy and yet returned not to the Lord; in these verses those are reproved who were now in captivity in Babylon, under divine rebukes, and yet were not reformed by them. They are not indeed charged with the same gross enormities that the others are charged with. They made some show of religion and devotion; but their hearts were not right with God. The thing they are here accused of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30

Also, thou son of man ,.... I have something to say to thee, and inform thee of, not only concerning the Jews in Judea, what they say, and what will befall them; but concerning those that are with thee, and what they say of thee, and what will be the issue of it: the children of thy people still are talking against thee ; not the Lord's people, but his own people, which was the more cutting to him to hear of, and the more ungrateful in them; though indeed they were but children, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh ,.... As the people of God, who came to the prophets's house to hear him preach the word, and explain it for their spiritual profit and edification these came when they did, and as early and constantly, and with seeming pleasure: and they sit before thee as my people ; with great decency and reverence, and very gravely and demurely, and with seeming devotion, and stay the time out till the whole service is over; as scholars sit at the feet of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:32

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice ,.... Whose voice, and the music of it, are regarded, and not the matter of the song, but the manner in which it is sung; so these people did not so much attend to what the prophet said as the manner of his delivery; they were delighted with the harmony of his voice, the eloquence of his speech, the propriety of his expressions, the eloquence and aptness of his diction, and the cadency of his words, and not... read more

John Gill

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

And when this cometh to pass ,.... The prophecy before delivered out, concerning the desolations in the land of Israel, by the sword, pestilence, and wild beasts: lo, it will come ; whatever is predicted by the Lord; in the mouth of his prophets, certainly comes to pass: then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them; and acknowledge it; and particularly that Ezekiel was one, a true prophet of the Lord, by the exact accomplishment of his predictions. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:30

The people still are talking against thee - בך bach should be rather translated, "concerning thee," than "against thee;" for the following verses show that the prophet was much respected. The Vulgate translates, de te ; the Septuagint, περι σου , "concerning thee," both right. Talking by the walls and in the doors of the houses is not a custom peculiar to the Copts, mentioned by Bp. Pococke, it is a practice among idle people, and among those who are resting from their work, in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:31

As the people cometh - As they are accustomed to come on public days, Sabbaths, etc. With their mouth they show much love - They respected the prophet, but would not bend themselves to follow his precepts. They loved earthly things, and did not relish those of heaven. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:32

As a very lovely song - They admired the fine voice and correct delivery of the prophet; this was their religion, and this is the whole of the religion of thousands to the present day; for never were itching ears so multiplied as now. read more

Adam Clarke

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

When this cometh to pass - then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them - What I have predicted, (and it is even now at the doors), then they will be convinced that there was a prophet among them, by whose ministry they did not profit as they ought. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30

The children of thy people . The words, like those of Ezekiel 14:1 and Ezekiel 20:1 , Ezekiel 20:49 , throw light on the prophet's relations to his people. Now that the long silence was broken, and the prophet spoke with greater freedom than he had ever done before, he acquired a fresh notoriety. The character of his last utterance, vindicating, as it might seem, the claim of the exiles to "possess the land," as against that of the remnant "in the wastes," may even have made him... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 33:32

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:32

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30

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