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A Command, Not a Question
Commentators unanimously explain that God's repeated question, "Wilt thou judge them?" is not an actual inquiry. It's a powerful rhetorical device equivalent to a direct command: "Judge them!" God is commissioning Ezekiel to act as a prosecutor and bring the people's sins to light.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 20:4
18th Century
Theologian
Wilt thou judge them? - We should rather say, Will you not judge them? that is, will you not pronounce sentence upon them? Compare …
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 20:4
19th Century
Bishop
Wilt thou judge them? —The form of the repeated question is equivalent to an imperative—judge them. Instead of allowing t…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 20:4
16th Century
Theologian
The context flows very well if we accept this interpretation: that God swears that the Israelites did not come with the intention of being subject …
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 20:4
17th Century
Pastor
Will you judge them, son of man ? &c.] Excuse them, patronise them, defend their cause, and plead for them? surely you wi…