Ezekiel 12:5-7 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

Perhaps Ezekiel reflected with so much pleasure upon the vision he had had of the glory of God that often, since it went up from him, he was wishing it might come down to him again, and, having seen it once and a second time, he was willing to hope he might be a third time so favoured; but we do not find that he ever saw it any more, and yet the word of the Lord comes to him; for God did in divers manners speak to the fathers (Heb. 1:1) and they often heard the words of God when they did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall in their sight ,.... The wall of the house where he was, as an emblem of the city of Jerusalem closely besieged, from whence there was no escape but by digging through the wall this showed the manner in which Zedekiah made his escape, by the way of the gate, between the two walls which was by the king's garden, Jeremiah 52:7 ; and carry out thereby ; not his stuff, as before; but provisions for himself, necessary for his journey or flight; as no doubt Zedekiah... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:6

In their sight shall thou bear it upon thy shoulders ,.... The bundle, packed up for his use and service, carried out through the wall dug by him. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, as if he himself was to be carried out upon the shoulders of another, thus: "in their sight, upon the shoulders, thou shall be carried"; but the former sense is best: and carry it forth in the twilight ; signifying the same as before: thou shall cover thy face, that thou see not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:7

And I did so as I was commanded ,.... Though it might seem ridiculous in the sight of men, and he be bantered and despised for it; yet, it being the will of God, he was obedient to it; as it becomes the servants of the Lord to be with all readiness and cheerfulness; even in things for which they may be laughed at by others: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity ; brought his goods out of his house, in order to be had to another place, as a type of the captivity of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall - This refers to the manner in which Zedekiah and his family would escape from the city. They escaped by night through a breach in the wall. See Jeremiah 39:2-4 ; and 2 Kings 25:4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:6

Thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground - Referring to the blinding of Zedekiah: even the covering of the face might be intended to signify that in this way Zedekiah should be carried to Babylon on men's shoulders in some sort of palanquin, with a cloth tied over his eyes, because of the recent wounds made by extracting them. All the prophecies from this to the twentieth chapter are supposed to have been delivered in the sixth year of Zedekiah, five years before the taking of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

Verse 5 Ezekiel is verbose in this narration. But in the beginning of the book we said, that because the teacher was sent to men very slow and stupid, he therefore used a rough style. We added also, that he had acquired it partly from the custom of the region in which he dwelt. For the people declined by degrees from the polish of their language, and hence it happens that the Prophet’s diction is not quite pure, but is intermixed with something foreign. As to the subject itself there is no... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:7

Verse 7 Here the Prophet relates that he had executed what God had commanded: nor did it escape him that this action would be exposed to many jeers and reproaches. But he esteemed nothing of equal moment with pleasing God: hence we must remark the Prophet’s alacrity in executing God’s commands. For since to ingenuous natures nothing is more distasteful than reproach, he might reject the burden imposed upon him, because it provoked the laughter of all men. But because God was otherwise pleased... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The dramatic form of prophecy. It is of the first moment that men should have right and adequate impressions of the truth. A man's life is properly moulded through his intelligence. His intelligence moulds his tastes, feeds his emotions, inspires his purposes, directs his life. Clear convictions of truth and duty possess unspeakable value. I. MORAL OBTUSENESS IN MEN IS A GRIEF TO GOD . Eyes have been conferred for the sole reason that men may see; and ears, that they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

It parabolic appeal to a rebellious people. "The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house," etc. "Now begin the amplifications," says Hengstenberg, "the marginal notes, so to speak, on the great text in ch. 8-11; which extend to Ezekiel 19:1-14 ; and these terminate in a song, corresponding to the song in the first group in Ezekiel 7:1-27 . The approaching catastrophe of Jerusalem forms the central point throughout. The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 12:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 12:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:1-16

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