and that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, in that you say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

God’s future dealings with His people:

  1. In judgment (Ezekiel 20:32–38);
  2. In mercy (Ezekiel 20:39–44).
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As the heathen.—The desire to be “like the nations that are round about,” had long been a ruling ambition with the Israelites, as …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Now God reveals what was in the minds of those elders who, along with the rest of the captives, came to the Prophet to inquire. It was a feeling of…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And that which comes into your mind shall not be at all What they had contrived in their own breasts, and laid a plan of,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Jews persisted in rebellion after they settled in the land of Canaan. And these elders seem to have thought of uniting with the heathen. We gai…

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