ezekiel-21:25-32-bsb

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 21:18-27

The prophet, in the verses before, had shown them the sword coming; he here shows them that sword coming against them, that they might not flatter themselves that by some means or other it should be diverted a contrary way. I. He must see and show the Chaldean army coming against Jerusalem and determined by a supreme power so to do. The prophet must appoint him two ways, that is, he must upon a paper draw out two roads (Ezek. 21:19), as sometimes is done in maps; and he must bring the king of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 21:28-32

The prediction of the destruction of the Ammonites, which was effected by Nebuchadnezzar about five years after the destruction of Jerusalem, seems to come in here upon occasion of the king of Babylon's diverting his design against Rabbath, when he turned it upon Jerusalem. Upon this the Ammonites grew very insolent, and triumphed over Jerusalem; but the prophet must let them know that forbearance is no acquittance; the reprieve is not a pardon; their day also is at hand; their turn comes... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:25

And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel ,.... Meaning Zedekiah, the then reigning prince; who is so called, because he had profaned or violated the oath and covenant he made with the king of Babylon, as well as because of other sins he was guilty of; and his being a prince of Israel was an aggravation of his crimes: now, though it is "not fit" in common, or for ordinary persons, "to say to a king thou art wicked, and to princes ye are ungodly", Job 34:18 , yet a prophet from the Lord,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:26

Thus saith the Lord God, remove the diadem, and take off the crown ,.... That is, from Zedekiah; and as these are the regalia and ensigns of royal dignity, taking them off signifies the deposition of him as a king, the stripping him of his kingly power and authority: an earthly crown is a corruptible and fading one, at most it continues but during this life, and sometimes not so long; it does not always sit firm; sometimes it is tottering and shakes, and sometimes quite fails off to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:27

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it ,.... The crown and kingdom of Judah; which being expressed three times, has not respect, as Kimchi thinks, to the three generations, in which the crown ceased after the captivity, as those of Asir, Shealtiel, Pedaiah; and in the fourth generation was restored to Zerubbabel; for he was no king, nor was there any of David's line after; nor were the Maccabees or Hasmoneans properly kings; but the phrase denotes the utter abolition of the kingly power,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:28

And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say ,.... Here begins a new prophecy, or rather an enlargement on part of the former; two ways being marked out for the sword of the Chaldeans to come in; the one leading to Jerusalem, the other to Rabbath of the Ammonites; the prophecy being finished concerning the former, here an account is given of the latter; how the sword should move that way, and what execution it would do: thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:29

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee ,.... The Ammonites had their seers, soothsayers, diviners, and false prophets, which they are bid to be aware of, and are cautioned against hearkening to, Jeremiah 27:3 , these told them they were in the utmost safety, and that the king of Babylon would not come against them; or, if he did, would not succeed, when his sword was drawn and furbished for the destruction of them: to bring thee upon the necks of the slain,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:30

Shall I cause it to return into his sheath ?.... The drawn and furbished sword of the Chaldeans? no, I will not; it shall never return or be put up until the Ammonites are utterly consumed. Some read these words in the imperative, as the Targum, "return the sword to its sheath;' so the Vulgate Latin version, "return to thy sheath"; and so may be considered as a direction to the Ammonites to put up their swords, and not stand in their own defence, since it would be to no purpose; though... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:31

And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee ,.... Like a mighty flood, which should sweep them away for their sins and transgressions; and particularly for their reproaches of God and his people, which caused his indignation to rise, and him to pour it out upon them in such a manner: I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath ; as men put metal into a furnace, and then blow upon it, in order to melt it, and consume the dross; and which fire, so blown, is exceeding fierce and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:32

Thou shalt be for fuel for the fire ,.... Easily consumed, as briers and thorns cast into a furnace; such are wicked men to the fire of God's wrath: thy blood shall be in the midst of the land ; such large numbers shall be slain everywhere, that the land shall flow with the blood of them; who shall lie unburied, and rot, and putrefy upon the ground: thou shalt be no more remembered ; but lie in everlasting oblivion, as they do to this day; the name of an Ammonite being nowhere... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 21:18-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 21:28-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 21:32

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