“Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush them, cutting off their food supply and sending a famine to destroy both people and animals.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

(Jeremiah 14; Jeremiah 15) is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When the land sinneth. —The definite article is not in the Hebrew, and should be omitted, as the proposition is a general…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The next verse is thought to be joined, for some interpreters completely distort the Prophet’s meaning by ending the sentence there, as if he had s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously
That is, the inhabitants of the land, when they …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

National sins bring national judgments. Though sinners escape one judgment, another is waiting for them. When God's professing people rebel against…