Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, every man in his room of pictures? For they say, `The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'"

Commentaries

5

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In the dark - Hidden in the secret places which the seer dug through the wall to discover.

Chambers of his imagery - that i…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Do in the dark, i.e., in secret. This is why access to the place of their worship was difficult.

The ordinary idol…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Again God questions His servant: we have explained the reason—that He may pass sentence as a judge on His own people, from which it may be more cle…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said he unto me, son of man, have you seen
Here should be a stop, as the accent "segolta" shows; have you taken…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A secret place was, so to speak, opened, where the prophet saw creatures painted on the walls, and a number of the elders of Israel worshipped befo…

Loading related resources...