and say, Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are of the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Birth - The word represents “origin” under the figure of “cutting out stone from a quarry” .

An Amorite - The Amorite, a term …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan. —In the original, the words “births” and “nativities” are in the plu…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Abraham, the father of the nation, came from beyond the flood; but here, because of the sin of the people, God attributes their birth to the place …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This chapter contains very severe reproaches against the people of Judea who were left at Jerusalem. For although Ezekiel had been a leader to the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And say, thus says the Lord God unto Jerusalem
To the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as the Targum: your birt…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…

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