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The Lie of 'Not Near'
The leaders in Jerusalem were directly contradicting God's prophets. Commentators explain that by saying "the time is not near," they encouraged people to build houses and live in a false sense of security, ignoring the imminent threat of judgment. This serves as a timeless warning against downplaying the urgency of God's call to repentance.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 11:3
18th Century
Theologian
It is not near – In contradiction to Ezekiel 7:2.
Let us build houses – “To build houses” implies a sense of…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 11:3
19th Century
Bishop
It is not near; let us build houses. Neither the text nor the marginal reading of the Authorised Version quite accurately…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 11:3
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet explains what might be obscure through their perversity. He brings forward, therefore, what the ungodly thought could be covered b…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 11:3
17th Century
Pastor
Which say [it is] not near, let us build houses
Meaning that the destruction of the city was not near, as the prophe…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 11:1–13
17th Century
Minister
Where Satan cannot persuade people to look upon the judgment to come as uncertain, he gains his point by persuading them to look upon it as distant…