John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 5:9

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 5:9

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 5:9

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations." — Ezekiel 5:9 (ASV)

And I will do in you that which I have not done
In any other nation, or to any other people;

not in the old world, when the flood was brought upon the world of the ungodly; not in Sodom and Gomorrah, when they were destroyed by fire from heaven; not in Egypt, when he inflicted his plagues on Pharaoh and his people; nor among the Canaanites, when they were driven out of their land for their abominations:

and to which I will not do any more the like ;
at least not of a long time; and, besides, this may not only refer to the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, but also by the Romans:

because of all your abominations ;
the wickednesses of all sorts that were committed among them, which were abominable to the Lord, and particularly their idolatries; these were the causes why he would do, or suffer to be done, things that were never seen, known or heard of before; and are as follow: