Ezekiel 7:14-8:18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

We have here fair warning given of the destruction of the land of Israel, which was now hastening on apace. God, by the prophet, not only sends notice of it, but will have it inculcated in the same expressions, to show that the thing is certain, that it is near, that the prophet is himself affected with it and desires they should be so too, but finds them deaf, and stupid, and unaffected. When the town is on fire men do no seek for fine words and quaint expressions in which to give an account... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready ,.... That is, the Jews, when they understood that the enemy was approaching, blew the trumpet, to give the inhabitants of their several cities and towns warning of it; that they might gather together, provide themselves with armour, and put themselves in a posture of defence, or go forth to meet the enemy, and stop his progress: or, "blow ye the trumpet", so the Septuagint and Arabic versions; and so may be considered as an irony or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown the trumpet - Vain are all the efforts you make to collect and arm the peoples and stand on your own defense; for all shall be dispirited, and none go to the battle. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:14

Verse 14 Here the Prophet adds, although the Israelites provide themselves with every aid, and prepare all things for carrying on the war, nay, while they omit nothing for the best fortification, yet when it came to the point, their hopes would be vain, and all the supplies which they prepared for themselves of no avail. However, therefore, they may blow the trumpet, and prepare all things, he says, yet no one goes out to battle The reason must be marked, since God’s indignation was upon the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

The hand of the dock on the hour of doom. The bulk of men persist in thinking of God as if he were such a One as themselves. Rejecting the revelation of God's nature contained in Scripture, they conceive of him as a man greatly magnified the infirmities of man magnified, as well as his virtues. They know the proneness of man to threaten and not to perform; hence they conclude that the judgments of God, because delayed, will evaporate in empty words. God will not be hastened. Proportionate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12-19

The limitation of the power of riches. "The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn," etc. It is not wise to despise riches, or to affect to do so, or to depreciate them. They have many uses; they may be made the means of promoting the physical well being and the mental progress of their possessor, of enabling him to do much good to others, and of furthering the highest and best interests of the human race. When wisely employed, they produce most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown the trumpet. The word for "trumpet" is not found elsewhere, but the corresponding verb is used continually in connection with the trumpet of war, and Ezekiel seems to have coined the corresponding substantive, not, perhaps, without a reminiscence of Jeremiah 6:1 . There may possibly be an allusion to the trumpet blowing with which the jubilee year (see Jeremiah 6:13 ) was ushered in. The trumpet should sound, not for each man's return to his own estate, but for the alarm... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:12-15

Ezekiel 7:12-15. Let not the buyer rejoice, &c. The buyer will have no reason to rejoice, because he will not enjoy what he hath bought; nor the seller have cause to mourn for having been obliged to part with his possessions, of which the approaching desolation of the country and the captivity would otherwise have deprived him. For the seller shall not return to that which was sold, &c. The year of jubilee shall be no advantage to the sellers; for though they should live till it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

The end is near (7:1-27)Many Jews thought that Jerusalem would never be conquered. Ezekiel announced with certainty that the city would fall. God had been longsuffering and merciful, and had saved the city many times, but the people stubbornly refused to repent. Now the time for God’s judgment had come (7:1-4). One disaster would follow another, till the wicked city was destroyed (5-9).As a tree blossoms, so Jerusalem’s sin was full-grown. The city was about to fall; rich and poor were about to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown . Some codices, with Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "Blow ye". read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:12-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 7:14

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