Ezekiel 4:3

pan. a flat plate, as used for baking.

set thy face. Ref to Pentateuch (Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 20:3; Leviticus 20:5; Leviticus 20:6; Leviticus 26:17). App-92. Compare Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 44:11.

the house of Israel. See note on Exodus 16:31. To be carefully distinguished here from Judah.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Symbol of the Siege
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moreover, take thou unto thee an iron pan, such as were used in Jewish households, as well as in the Temple, and set it for a wall of iron between t...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 12:11 ; Ezekiel 12:6 ; Ezekiel 24:24-27 ; Hebrews 2:4 ; Isaiah 20:3 ; Isaiah 8:18 ; Leviticus 2:5 ; Luke 2:34
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A wall — That it may resemble a wall of iron, for as impregnable as such a wall, shall the resolution and patience of the Chaldeans be.

³ Moreover take thou unto thee an irona pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

Related Commentaries of Ezekiel 4:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake'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

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 4:3