It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The elders of Israel - These were as in Ezekiel 14:1, some of Ezekiel’s fellow-exiles, designated in general terms by the name of Israel, th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Came to inquire. —It does not appear that the elders actually proposed their inquiry. It undoubtedly related not to personal affai…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here he does not narrate a vision but an event that really happened. It is a simple historical narrative, stating that some of the elders of Israel…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Ver. 1. And it came to pass in the seventh year Of Zedekiah's Ezekiel 20:2

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