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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 9:9 - Strong Concordance

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Eze 9:9 Strong Concordance Then said [0559] he unto me, The iniquity [05771] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478] and Judah [03063] is exceeding [03966] [03966] great [01419], and the land [0776] is full [04390] of blood [01818], and the city [05892] full [04390] of perverseness [04297]: for they say [0559], The LORD [03068] hath forsaken [05800] the earth [0776], and the LORD [03068] seeth [07200] not.
  King James Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
exceeding--literally, "very, very"; doubled.

perverseness--"apostasy" [GROTIUS]; or, "wresting aside of justice."

Lord . . . forsaken . . . earth . . . seeth not--The order is reversed from Eze 8:12. There they speak of His neglect of His people in their misery; here they go farther and deny His providence (Psa 10:11), so that they may sin fearlessly. God, in answer to Ezekiel's question (Eze 9:8), leaves the difficulty unsolved; He merely vindicates His justice by showing it did not exceed their sin: He would have us humbly acquiesce in His judgments, and wait and trust.
 
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8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying [05221] them, and I was left [07604], that I fell [05307] upon my face [06440], and cried [02199], and said [0559], Ah [0162] Lord [0136] GOD [03069]! wilt thou destroy [07843] all the residue [07611] of Israel [03478] in thy pouring out [08210] of thy fury [02534] upon Jerusalem [03389]?
11 He hath said [0559] in his heart [03820], God [0410] hath forgotten [07911]: he hideth [05641] his face [06440]; he will never [05331] see [07200] it.
12 Then said [0559] he unto me, Son [01121] of man [0120], hast thou seen [07200] what the ancients [02205] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478] do [06213] in the dark [02822], every man [0376] in the chambers [02315] of his imagery [04906]? for they say [0559], The LORD [03068] seeth [07200] us not; the LORD [03068] hath forsaken [05800] the earth [0776].