The opening words, The worn of the Lord came to me, imply an interval of passivity and silence. One conscious burst of inspiration came to an end, and was followed, after a time, by another.
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Ezekiel 12:17
The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 12:17
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 12:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 12:17-20The prophet must eat and drink in care and fear, with trembling, that he might express the condition of those in Jerusalem during the siege. When ministers speak of the ruin coming upon sinners, they must speak as those…Matthew HenrycommentaryPrediction of the Famine. (b. c. 593.)PREDICTION OF THE FAMINE. (B. C. 593.) Here again the prophet is made a sign to them of the desolations that were coming on Judah and Jerusalem. 1. He must himself eat and drink in care and fear, especially when he was…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 12:17-20Deprivations caused by sin. "Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking," etc. This paragraph was addressed to Ezekiel's fellow exiles. "Say unto the people of the land;" i.…Joseph S. Exell and contributors