Ezekiel 24:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.b ”

Ezekiel 24:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that w...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the (o) desire of thy eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. (o) Meaning his wife in whom he delighted...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the desire of thine eyes. Put by the Figure of speech Periphrasis (App-6): for Ezekiel's wife.. symbol of Jerusalem, See Ezekiel 24:21 . stroke : or plague.
Ezekiel 24:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. Behold, I take away from thee the desire of...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. Behold, I take away from thee the de...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Allegory of the Boiling Caldron. Ezekiel's Bereavement and Significant Silence This prophecy is dated on the day on which the siege of Jerusalem began. Ezekiel is commanded by God to note the...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1-31 ; Ezekiel 24:1-27 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the...
Ezekiel 24:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The final prophecy in this division described the coming destruction of the city. This was first done under the parable of a cauldron set on a fire, filled with water, and made to boil. The prophet a...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

See how the Lord is pleased to deal with his faithful servants! Here is a Prophet of the Lord bereaved of one that was near and dear to him; yea, the Lord himself calls her the desire of Ezekiel's ey...
Ezekiel 24:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Son of man, behold ,.... This is said to raise the attention of the prophet, something strange and unusual, interesting and affecting, being about to be delivered: I take away from thee the desire...
Ezekiel 24:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. Ver. 16. Behold, I take from thee the des...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke Behold, I take away from thee thy wife, the object of thy love and thy affection, by a sudden stroke from my own immediate hand,...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of the Prophet's Wife; A Sign of Jerusalem's Ruin. B. C. 590. 15 Also the wo...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Behold; consider what I tell, and will do. I take away from thee; by death I take from thee, but it is I the Lord, and I take her to myself, though from thee. The desire of thine eyes: whether...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Death of Ezekiel's Wife. ‘Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, behold I am taking from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke. Yet you will neither mourn, nor weep, nor...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

( Ezekiel 24:15-27 .) EXEGETICAL NOTES—“With a view to affect more deeply the minds of his fellow-captives Ezekiel had announced to him the disseverance of the tenderest of all earthly ties—the remo...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 24:1 . In the ninth year, from Jehoiachin's captivity; or the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. 2 Kings 25:1-2 ; Jeremiah 52:4 . Jehoiachin, who is the same with Jeconiah, reigned one year...
Ezekiel 24:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Sin the worst sorrow I. Other sorrows may have no evil, but even good in them;...
Ezekiel 24:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 24:1 In the ninth year . We pass from the date of Ezekiel 20:1 to B.C. 590, and the very day is identified with that on which the army of Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jeru...
Ezekiel 24:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Death of Ezekiel's Wife and its Significance
Ezekiel 24:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 4:13 ; Ezekiel 24:18 ; Ezekiel 24:21 ; Ezekiel 24:21-24 ; Ezekiel 24:25 ; Jeremiah 13:17 ; Jeremiah 22:10 ; Jeremiah 22:18 ; Jeremiah 9:1 ; Jeremiah 9:18 ; Job 36:18 ; Lam...
Ezekiel 24:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

With a stroke — A sudden stroke, by my own immediate hand. We know not how soon the desire of our eyes may be removed from us. Death is a stroke, which the most pious, the most useful, the most ami...

Ezekiel 24:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 24:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 24:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 24:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 24:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 24:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 24:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 24:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 24:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 24:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezekiel 24:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 24:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 24:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 24:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes