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Ezekiel 7:1-27
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 7:1-15Ezekiel 7:1-15 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wicke…The Desolation of Israel. (b. c. 594.)Ezekiel 7:1-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE DESOLATION OF ISRAEL. (B. C. 594.) 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 incul…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1Ezekiel 7:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe absence of any fresh date, and the fact that it is simply tacked on to the previous chapter by the copulative conjunction, shows that what follows belongs to the same group. The use of the phrase, the word of the Lo…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-15Ezekiel 7:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe 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…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-4Ezekiel 7:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe punishment of the wicked. "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come," etc. "This chapter," says Dr. Currey,…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 7:1-15The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wicke…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Desolation of Israel. (b. c. 594.)THE DESOLATION OF ISRAEL. (B. C. 594.) 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 incul…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-15The 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1The absence of any fresh date, and the fact that it is simply tacked on to the previous chapter by the copulative conjunction, shows that what follows belongs to the same group. The use of the phrase, the word of the Lo…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-4The punishment of the wicked. "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come," etc. "This chapter," says Dr. Currey,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:2The end is come. I. THE END THAT SURELY COMES. Time is broken into periods; and every period, long or short, has its certain end. The tale of life is written in many chapters, each with its own appropriate conclusion; i…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:2An end, etc. The iteration of the word once more gives emphasis. The words read like an echo of Amos 8:2. The four corners (Hebrew, "wings") were probably, as with us, the north, east, south, and west. The phrase had be…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 7:3Now is the end upon thee, etc. We note the repetition of this and Ezekiel 7:4 in Ezekiel 7:8, Ezekiel 7:9, as a kind of refrain in the lamentation. Stress is laid, and for the time laid exclusively, on the unpitying cha…Joseph S. Exell and contributors