Ezekiel 9:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:5-11

In these verses we have, I. A command given to the destroyers to do execution according to their commission. They stood by the brazen altar, waiting for orders; and orders are here given them to cut off and destroy all that were either guilty of, or accessory to, the abominations of Jerusalem, and that did not sigh and cry for them. Note, When God has gathered his wheat into his garner nothing remains but to burn up the chaff, Matt. 3:12. 1. They are ordered to destroy all, (1.) Without... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side ,.... Ezekiel 9:2 ; to whom the orders were given to mark the mourners in the city, Ezekiel 9:4 . The Syriac version is, "then I saw the man", &c.; which must direct him to observe and call to mind the distinguishing goodness of God to his own people: reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me ; meaning that the righteous were marked, and had been preserved, while the others were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:11

I have done as thou hast commanded me - Angels and men must all give account of their conduct to God; for although he is every where, and his eye sees all things, yet they must personally account for all that they have done. I have done as thou hast commanded me. The penitents are all signed; the penitents are all safe. This is good news for them that mourn. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:11

Verse 11 This sentence confirms what I said yesterday about God’s paternal anxiety towards the faithful. For the Prophet taught, before God would permit the Chaldeans to destroy the city, that an angel was sent before to succor the elect, and thus to oppose himself to the violence of the enemies: where we have said that it is shown to us as in a glass that God holds this order in his judgments, that his fatherly love towards the faithful always precedes them, so that he does not permit anything... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:8-11

Human intercession. In every age good men have felt an internal constraint to intercede for the guilty. Love to God always produces love to men. I. INTERCESSION FOR THE GUILTY IS PRAISEWORTHY . Ezekiel felt that, though surrounded by the slain, his own life had been spared. A proper sense of God's compassion to us awakens similar compassion for others. It is a noble sentiment, and God does not discourage it. It sheds a blessing in the breast of him who cherishes it.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

And, behold, etc. The speaker in the previous verses had been none other than the Presence which remained upon the cherubic lotto, while the seven ministers did their work. The captain of the seven now returns to report, as an officer to his king, that the work has been accomplished. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

The completed task. A man with an inkhorn had been sent round Jerusalem to set a cross on the foreheads of all penitent persons, and so to mark them for protection against the terrible coming slaughter. This pleasant task had been performed, and the messenger now returned, saying, "I have done as thou hast commanded me." These words are a suitable motto for a completed task. I. THE SERVANT OF GOD IS REQUIRED TO DO AS HIS MASTER COMMANDS HIM . He is not only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

True obedience. The very word "obedience" is to some minds offensive and repulsive. Association may connect it with tyranny, and then it suggests harshness and severity on the one side, and merely compulsory submission on the other. But to the right minded no word is more welcome, for no moral quality is more honourable. The son obeys the wishes of his father; the soldier, the sailor, render immediate obedience to the word of command; to the school boy who is worthy of his advantages, his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 9:11

Ezekiel 9:11. And the man clothed with linen reported the matter Gave an account of what he had done in pursuance of his commission; he had found out all that mourned in secret for the sins of the land, and cried out against them by a public testimony, and he had marked them in order to their preservation. Lord, I have done as thou hast commanded me We do not find that those who were commissioned to destroy reported what destruction they had made, but he who was appointed to protect... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-11

Execution of the sinners (9:1-11)God’s punishment of Jerusalem was illustrated by a vision in which God sent his executioners to carry out his work of judgment on the sinful people. First, however, he sent a special servant to put a mark on those who opposed the city’s wickedness, so that they might be preserved through the coming bloodshed (9:1-4). The first place where the judgment fell was the temple, where the nation’s leaders had led the people astray with their wickedness and idolatry.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 9:5-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 9:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 9:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 9:1-11

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