Ezekiel 4:1

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In this Chapter the Prophet is engaged to instruct the people; and which he doth under the similitude of a siege, to show the state of their captivity.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A tile - Rather, a brick. Sun-dried or kiln-burned bricks were from very early times used for building walls throughout the plain of Mesopotamia....
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 4, 5. Four Symbols, Prophetic of the Coming Doom of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 4:1-3 . (A) The Siege of Jerusalem But if Ezekiel may not speak...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

son of man. See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . tile: or, brick . A Babylonian brick, as used for inscription, was about 14 inches by 12. lay . give, or...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here God begins to speak more openly by means of his servant, and not to speak only, but to signify by an outward symbol what he wishes to be u...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: Take thee a tile - A tile, such as...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take thee a tile— A slate. See Jeremiah 1:11 ; Jeremiah 13:4 . Maimonides, not attending to the primitive mode of information made use of by Ez...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: Take thee a tile - a sun-drie...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A sharp knife.. a barber's razor] RV 'a sharp sword, as a barber's razor.' For thereof ] RY 'therefrom.' The clause thus introduced is obscure....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

§ 2. The Overthrow of the Jewish Kingdom Foretold (Ezekiel 4-7) The great theme of the first part of Ezekiel's prophetic ministry was the certaint...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

IV. (1) he incident connected with Zacchæus ( Luke 19:1-10 ) indicates either that he had been on the spot as an inquirer, or had sought for loca...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE END FORETOLD Ezekiel 4:1-17 - Ezekiel 7:1-27 WITH the fourth chapter we enter on the exposition of the first great division of Ezekiel's...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second division of the Book contains the messages of the prophet concerning the reprobation of the chosen nation. These fall into three parts. In...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile ,.... Or "brick" z. The Targum renders it, a "stone"; but a tile or brick, especially one that is not dried...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem: Ver. 1. Thou also, son of man. ]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Take a tile, &c., and lay it before thee The prophets often foreshowed impending judgments by significant emblems, which usually strike more po...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Representation of a Siege. B. C. 595. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

EZEKIEL CHAPTER 4 The prophet is directed to represent a mock siege of Jerusalem for a sign to the Jews, Ezekiel 4:1-3 ; and to lie before it in...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“You also, son of man, you take a tile, and lay it before you, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem, and lay siege against it, and build forts ag...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

3. FIRST INSTRUCTIONS BY SIGNS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION (Chaps. Ezekiel 4:1 to Ezekiel 5:17 ). EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel is ordered to carry out...
Scofield Reference Notes

take The symbolic actions during the prophet's dumbness were testimonies to the past wickedness and chastisement of the house of Israel (the w...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 4:1 . Son of man, take thee a tile. It is probable that the prophet took a sheet of plastic clay proper for his purpose; for the Hebrew ro...
The Biblical Illustrator

Take thee a tile. The ministry of symbolism In this chapter there begins a series of symbols utterly impossible of modern interpretation. This...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Prior to any detailed examination of the strange series of acts recorded in this and the following chapter, we are met with the quest...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, very likely a Babylonian brick, a foot square and about five inches thick, and lay it before thee, while t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Symbol of the Siege
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:30 ; 1 Kings 11:31 ; 1 Samuel 15:27 ; 1 Samuel 15:28 ; Amos 3:2 ; Ezekiel 12:3-16 ; Ezekiel 5:1-17 ; Hosea 1:2-9 ; Hosea 12:10 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Portray — Draw a map of Jerusalem.

¹ Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:

Related Commentaries of Ezekiel 4:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the 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

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

Scofield Reference Notes

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 4:1