"Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, `Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.'

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still lingers in their ancient home and warns them against presumptuous hop…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Inhabit those wastes. —It is said in 2 Kings 25:12, 2 Kings 25:22, and Jeremiah 52:16, that the poor of the people…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of
Israel
The places which were …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those are unteachable indeed, who do not learn their dependence upon God, when all creature-comforts fail. Many claim an interest in the blessings …

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