Say this to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured; and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence.

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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

In the forts —is rather, in the natural strongholds in which the land abounded.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Say thou thus unto them, thus says the Lord God. Send or write unto them in the name of the Lord, after this manner,

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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