Ezekiel 5:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

We have here the explanation of the foregoing similitude: This is Jerusalem. Thus it is usual in scripture language to give the name of the thing signified to the sign; as when Christ said, This is my body. The prophet's head, which was to be shaved, signified Jerusalem, which by the judgments of God was now to be stripped of all its ornaments, to be emptied of all its inhabitants, and to be set naked and bare, to be shaved with a razor that is hired, Isa. 7:20. The head of one that was a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:10

Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee ,.... Which was long ago threatened by the Lord, and prophesied of by Moses, Leviticus 26:27 ; and was fulfilled at several times in the people of Israel, as at the siege of Samaria, 2 Kings 6:28 ; at the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, Lamentations 4:10 ; and at the siege of the same city by Titus Vespasian, as Josephus F23 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 3. sect. 4. Ed. Hudson. relates; for though these instances only... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:10

The fathers shall eat the sons - Though we have not this fact so particularly stated in history, yet we cannot doubt of it, considering the extremities to which they were reduced during the siege. The same is referred to by Jeremiah, Lamentations 4:10 . Even the women, who were remarkable for kindness and humanity, boiled their own children, and ate them during the siege. Will I scatter into all the winds - Disperse you, by captivity, among all the nations of the earth. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:10

Verse 10 He says, then, fathers shall eat their sons in the midst of you, and this was certainly fulfilled: for Jeremiah speaks of women, but he comprehends men also. (Lamentations 4:10.) For he says that women are tender-hearted, he does not say mothers merely, but that they were humane beyond others; but we know that maternal affection is more tender. But when mothers and those tender ones devour their children, that was the final portent. Now he adds, I will execute, therefore, (for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-10

Abused privilege produces condign punishment. This doctrine is repeated and emphasized in myriad forms. It is written, not in sand, but on rock, and written with a pen of steel. If the men of England do not read this lesson, the reason is evident—they are wantonly blind. I. WE HAVE HERE AN INSTANCE OF EMINENT PRIVILEGE . Jerusalem was placed in a most central position. What the heart is to the body, what the sun is to the solar system, Palestine was among ancient... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

Pre-eminent privilege, perversity, and punishment. "Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem," etc. In these and some succeeding verses we have the interpretation of the symbolism of the previous part of the chapter; or "an authoritative commentary on the preceding allegory." The text presents to our notice— I. A POSITION OF PRE - EMINENT PRIVILEGE . "Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:10

The fathers shall eat their sons, etc. An echo from Le 26:29 and Deuteronomy 28:53 . The words of Jeremiah 19:9 and Lamentations 4:10 imply that horrors such as these occurred during the siege of the city by the Chaldeans, as they had occurred before in the siege of Samaria ( 2 Kings 6:28 , 2 Kings 6:29 ), and were to occur afterwards in that by the Romans (Josephus, 'Bell Jud.,' 6.4. § 4). The whole remnant, etc. (comp. verse 2). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 5:10-11

Ezekiel 5:10-11 . The fathers shall eat the sons, &c. Fathers eating their children, and children their fathers, expresses the height of misery, and the most grievous famine. We have sufficient proof that such instances happened in the Jewish nation amidst their more than common calamities. Josephus relates some instances of parents eating their children during the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans; and we have further evidence of such horrid acts having been done by them in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:1-17

Jerusalem destroyed (5:1-17)The last of this group of four acted parables was again concerned with the siege of Jerusalem. It dealt more specifically with the dreadful fate that awaited the citizens.Ezekiel shaved his hair, weighed it, then divided it into three equal parts. One part he burnt on his model city (the brick), symbolizing the death of one third of the city’s people through famine and disease. The second part he scattered around the model city, then chopped up the hair with a sword,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 5:10

the fathers shall eat , &c. = fathers shall eat, &c. (no Art.) Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:29 . Deuteronomy 28:53 ). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:5-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 5:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 5:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 5:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 5:10

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