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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 21:31 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 21:31 |
King James |
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
blow against thee in, &c.--rather, "blow upon thee with the fire," &c. Image from smelting metals (Eze 22:20-21).
brutish--ferocious.
skilful to destroy--literally, "artificers of destruction"; alluding to Isa 54:16. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I will blow - As those who melt down metals blow upon the metal in the fire, that the fire may burn the fiercer. |
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.