Ezekiel 3:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudentc and hardhearted. ”

Ezekiel 3:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 2:8 to Ezekiel 3:15 . His inspiration is suggestively described by the symbolical swallowing of a book-roll. In Jer. ( Jeremiah 1:9 ) it is more immediately conceived as due to the touch...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hearken . be willing to hearken. will not hearken . are not willing to hearken. are . they are. impudent , &c. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Ezekiel 2:4 .
Ezekiel 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Now, therefore, we clearly see the sloth of the people assigned as a reason why they purposely rejected the Word of God, and hardened themselves in obstinacy. He also ascends higher, and says,...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. Impudent and hard-hearted - "Stiff of forehead, and...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. They will not hearken unto thee; for they will...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

§ 1. Ezekiel's Call and Consecration as a Prophet (Ezekiel 1-3) Date, June-July, 592 b.c. Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by means of a vision of God's glory ( Ez...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

All the house of Israel — Means, of course, the people generally, as the word all is often used in Scripture and elsewhere. There were even then among them such saints as Jeremiah and Daniel.
Ezekiel 3:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1-10 ; Ezekiel 3:1-27 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man w...
Ezekiel 3:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This roll he was commanded to eat. The writing on the roll was a roll of lamentations and mourning and woe. The prophet declared that having eaten the roll, he found it in his mouth "as honey for swe...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to pause again and again, while going through the very solemn service of Ezekiel's ordination. What an idea doth it awaken in the mind of its importance. Though the Lord Jesus himsel...
Ezekiel 3:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

EZEKIEL’S MINISTRY AND OURS ‘The house of Israel will not hearken unto thee.’ Ezekiel 3:7 ‘Seeing we have this ministry … we faint not.’ 2 Corinthians 4:1 I. What is the nature of the C...
Ezekiel 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the house of Israel would not hearken unto thee ,.... "They are not willing" l; they have no desire, no inclination, to hear and hearken; but the reverse; they were capable of hearing and unders...
Ezekiel 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted. Ver. 7. But the house of Israel will not hearke...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech It would be a great addition to the burden of thy office if thou wert sent, as Jonah was, as a prophet to a foreign nation, and to a people whose l...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet Ordered to Eat the Roll; Instructions Given to the Prophet; The Prophet's Instructions; Ezekiel's Reluctance to Be a Reprover. B. ...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But, Heb. And , put adversatively, is rightly rendered but . Will not hearken unto thee; have no mind or will. The original is not here, as mostly it is elsewhere, content to express it by the...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he said to me, “Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel and speak to them with my words. For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language (literally ‘deep of li...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

(3.) RATIFICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION (Chap. Ezekiel 3:4-15 ) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 3:5-6 . “Of a strange speech and of an hard language.” The marginal reading, deep of lip and heavy of ton...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 3:3 . The roll was in my mouth as honey. To taste the good word of God is pleasant; but it was bitter in the belly with regard to imprisonment and martyrdom. Revelation 10:9 . No matter;...
Ezekiel 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me. The distinction between predestination and foreknowledge God gives Ezekiel an express command to speak his...
Ezekiel 3:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 3:1 Eat that thou findest, etc. The iteration of the command of Ezekiel 2:8 seems to imply, like the words, "be not thou rebellious," in that verse, some reluctance o...
Ezekiel 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Divine Strength in the Face of Certain Opposition
Ezekiel 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 8:7 ; Ezekiel 2:4 ; Ezekiel 24:7 ; Isaiah 3:9 ; Jeremiah 25:3 ; Jeremiah 25:4 ; Jeremiah 3:3 ; Jeremiah 44:16 ; Jeremiah 44:4 ; Jeremiah 44:5 ; Jeremiah 5:3 ; John 15:20-24 ; Jo...
Ezekiel 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All — The far greater part, tho' not every particular person.

Ezekiel 3:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 3:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 3:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezekiel 3:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes