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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 22:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 22:4 |
King James |
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. |
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] |
thy days--the shorter period, namely, that of the siege.
thy years--the longer period of the captivity. The "days" and "years" express that she is ripe for punishment. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thy days, - i. e., of judgment; "thy years," i. e., of visitation (compare Eze 20:25, Eze 20:39).
A reproach ... a mocking - Judah shall be like the Ammonites Eze 21:28. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Thy days - The days of thy sorrows, and punishment. Art come - Thou art grown up to the eldest years in sin, beyond which thou art not to go. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou art become guilty in thy blood - Thou art guilty of blood. |
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;