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Ezekiel 12:1 open_in_new
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
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Ezekiel 12:2 open_in_new
Son of man. See note on Ezekiel 2:1.
rebellious. perverse. See note on Ezekiel 2:3.
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Ezekiel 12:3 open_in_new
stuff. vessels, or baggage.
removing: i.e. for captivity.
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Ezekiel 12:4 open_in_new
at even. The sign (Ezekiel 12:11) that the prince (Zedekiah) would try to escape by night (2 Kings 25:4.Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 39:4).
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Ezekiel 12:5 open_in_new
Dig thou through the wall. The sign (Ezekiel 12:2) that Zedekiah would do this "betwixt the walls" (2 Kings 25:4.Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 39:4).
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Ezekiel 12:6 open_in_new
cover thy face. The sign (Ezekiel 12:11) that Zedekiah would disguise himself.
the ground. the land: i.e. the land Zedekish was going forth from and would never see again. Hebrew. eth haerez.
a sign. Hebrew. 'oth. Compare Genesis 1:14. Divine portents as to things that were to come.
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Ezekiel 12:7 open_in_new
as. according as,
captivity. See notes on Ezekiel 12:3.
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Ezekiel 12:10 open_in_new
the Lord God. Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4,
burden coneerneth the prince (i.e. Zedekiah). Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6), for emphasis. Hebrew. hannasi hammassa. Eng. "this grief [concerneth] the chief
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Ezekiel 12:13 open_in_new
My net, &c.: i.e. the Chaldean army which overtook Zedekish.
not see it. The Figure of speech Amphibologia, or AEnigma (App-6), as in Jeremiah 34:3. The explanation is given in 2 Kings 25:7, and Jeremiah 39:7; Jeremiah 1:52; Jeremiah 39:11. Zedekish was taken to Babylon, but he never saw it, though he died there,
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Ezekiel 12:14 open_in_new
wind. Hebrew. ruach, App-9. draw out the sword, &c. See note on Ezekiel 5:2; Ezekiel 5:17.
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Ezekiel 12:16 open_in_new
they shall know. See note on Ezekiel 6:10.
I shall scatter them. Ref to Pent, (Leviticus 26:33.Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 28:64). App-92.
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Ezekiel 12:18 open_in_new
I will leave, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:27).
men. Hebrew, plural of enosh. App-14.
from. Some codices, with four early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and from", which em phasises the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), to enhance the completeness of the enumeration.
heathen. nations.
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Ezekiel 12:19 open_in_new
of the inhabitants. to the inhabitants.
the land, &c.. concerning the land, &c. Hebrew admath. See note on Ezekiel 11:17.
her. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "their".
all. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version omitted this "all".
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Ezekiel 12:20 open_in_new
the cities... shall be laid waste. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:31). App-92.
ye shall know, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:7.
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Ezekiel 12:22 open_in_new
what... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
proverb. See the Structure, "i", on p. 1119.
prolonged: i.e. protracted, or postponed.
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Ezekiel 12:23 open_in_new
are at hand. The fulfilment took place five years later.
effect. word: i.e. the [fulfilled] word, meaning, or purpose.
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Ezekiel 12:24 open_in_new
vain vision. Compare Lamentations 2:14.
house. Some codices, with one early printed edition (Rabbinic in margin), Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "sons".
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Ezekiel 12:25 open_in_new
prolonged: i.e. delayed, or deferred.
with the LORD. [isj Adonai Jehovah's oracle.
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Ezekiel 12:27 open_in_new
behold. Figure of speech Asterisnaos. App-6,