sew pillows to all armholes. sew together coverings upon all the joints of My hands: i.e. hide from the People the hands of Jehovah lifted up and stretched forth in judgment (Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 5:2; Isaiah 5:10).
pillows coverings for purposes of concealment. Hebrew. Kesathoth (occurs only here and in Ezekiel 13:20), from kasah, to conceal, to hide. First occurrence (of kasah) Genesis 7:19; Genesis 7:20; Genesis 9:23; Genesis 18:17; Genesis 24:65; Genesis 37:26; Genesis 38:14; Genesis 38:15, &c. The object is shown in Isaiah 26:11.
armholes. My hands; referring to the judgments they were to execute (Ezekiel 14:9; Ezekiel 14:13). Compare verses: Eze 9:21, Eze 9:22, Eze 9:23. The Septuagint renders it proskephalaia. for the head.
make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature. make mantles to cover the heads (and therefore the eyes) of those on whom the judgments of God's hand were about to fall, lest they should see.
kerchiefs = wraps that cleave close round the head. Hebrew. mispahoth (occurs only here), from saphah, to join, or cleave closely. Saphah occurs 1 Samuel 2:36 (put. attach); Ezekiel 26:19 (abiding. cleaving). Job 30:7 (gathered together). Iea. Ezekiel 14:1 (cleave). H ab. Eze 2:15 (puttest. holdest). The object being to cover the head so that God's hand may not be seen (Isaiah 26:11).
stature. tall figure. Hebrew komah. height. First occurrence Genesis 6:15. Compare 1 Samuel 16:7 (his stature); Eze 25:20, &c. Put, here, for every man of high or lofty station: i, e. for the princes or rulers in Jerusalem, whose eyes were blinded by these false prophetesses.
hunt. harry, or ensnare.
souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-1 B. Put hereby Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6, for the People.
Will ye... ? This is not. question, but. statement.