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An Unstoppable Judgment
Commentators explain that this verse is the climax of God's argument. If the righteousness of even Noah, Daniel, and Job couldn't save the land from a single disaster, how much less could anyone hope to stop all four judgments—sword, famine, beasts, and pestilence—when unleashed together? This rhetorical question emphasizes the absolute certainty and severity of Jerusalem's coming destruction.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 14:12–23
18th Century
Theologian
(Jeremiah 14; Jeremiah 15) is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 14:21
19th Century
Bishop
My four sore judgments. —The teaching of the preceding eight verses is here gathered up into its climax. In the case of a…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 14:21–22
16th Century
Theologian
He now reasons, as we said in the beginning, from the less to the greater. Until now he has said, "If I send forth only one weapon to take vengeanc…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 14:21
17th Century
Pastor
For thus says the Lord God, how much more
If the Lord would not be entreated by such good men as those mentioned, fo…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 14:12–23
17th Century
Minister
National sins bring national judgments. Though sinners escape one judgment, another is waiting for them. When God's professing people rebel against…