Ezekiel 20:4

Wilt thou judge them? - We should rather say, Wilt thou not judge them? i. e., wilt thou not pronounce sentence upon them? Compare Ezekiel 22:2.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge [them]? cause (b) them to know the abominations of their fathers: (b) This declares the great leni...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Wilt thou... wilt thou... ? Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The context flows very well if we embrace this sense, that God swears that the Israelites did not come to be subject to his Prophet, and to sub...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Wilt thou judge them, &c.?— Wilt thou not judge them, &c.? Lowth. Make thyself, son of man, make thyself their judge: declare to them th...
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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wilt thou judge them? — The form of the repeated question is equivalent to an imperative — judge them. Instead of allowing their enquiry and entrea...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JEHOVAH'S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL Ezekiel 20:1-49 BY far the hardest trial of Ezekiel's faith must have been the conduct of his fellow-exiles....
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this final section of the prophecies dealing with reprobation, the prophet in a series of messages set forth the righteousness thereof. In the sev...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord seems to appeal to the Prophet for his judgment to decide the equity of the Lord's cause; and, in order to enable the Prophet so to do, the...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Wilt thou judge them, son of man ?.... Excuse them, patronise them, defend their cause, and plead for them? surely thou wilt not; or rather, wilt th...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge [them]? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: Ver. 4. Wilt thou judge them? ] Or...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wilt thou judge them Or, rather, Wilt thou not judge them? Wilt thou not reprove, or condemn them? Wilt thou not denounce my judgments against th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet Consulted by the Elders. B. C. 592....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Wilt thou judge them? either, Wilt thou judge charitably, and, supposing they are upright and teachable, wilt thou plead with me for them? as Eze...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:1 . The elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. They still respected the divine καρισματα, or holy anointing o...
The Biblical Illustrator

Certain of the elders. .. sat before me. The elders before Ezekiel 1. True religion is emphatically a walking with God, not a mere occasional c...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? the question showing the impatience of the Lord in pronouncing sentence upon the unrepentant...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wilt thou — Wilt thou not convince and reprove them? And denounce my judgments against them? The abominations — What their fathers have done, they...

⁴ Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

Related Commentaries of Ezekiel 20:4

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 20:4