Eze 24:1
24:1 Again in the {a} ninth year, in the tenth month, in the
     tenth [day] of the {b} month, the word of the LORD came to
     me, saying,

     (a) Of Jeconiah's captivity and of the reign of Zedekiah,
         @2Ki 25:1.
     (b) Called Tebeth, which contains part of December and part
         of January: in which month and day Nebuchadnezzar
         besieged Jerusalem.

Eze 24:3
24:3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to
     them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a {c} pot, set [it]
     on, and also pour water into it:

     (c) By which was meant Jerusalem.

Eze 24:4
24:4 Gather its {d} pieces into it, [even] every good piece, the
     thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones.

     (d) That is the citizens and the chief men of it.

Eze 24:5
24:5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the {e} bones
     under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them boil its
     bones in it.

     (e) Meaning, of the innocents whom they had slain, who were
         the cause of the kindling of God's wrath against them.

Eze 24:6
24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city,
     to the pot {f} whose scum [is] in it, and whose scum is not
     gone out of it! bring it out {g} piece by piece; let no {h}
     lot fall upon it.

     (f) Whose iniquities and wicked citizens there yet remain.
     (g) Signifying that they should not be destroyed all at
         once, but little by little.
     (h) Spare no estate or condition.

Eze 24:7
24:7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the
     top of a {i} rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to
     cover it with dust;

     (i) The city showed her cruelty to all the world, and was
         not ashamed of it, neither yet hid it.

Eze 24:10
24:10 Heap on wood, {k} kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and
      spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

      (k) Meaning that the city would be utterly destroyed and
          that he would give the enemies an appetite for it.

Eze 24:12
24:12 {l} She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great
      scum went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the
      fire.

      (l) The city has flattered herself in vain.

Eze 24:13
24:13 In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I {m} have purged
      thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged
      from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury
      to rest upon thee.

      (m) I laboured by sending my prophets to call you to
          repentance but you would not.

Eze 24:14
24:14 I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I
      will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare,
      neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and
      according to thy doings, shall {n} they judge thee, saith
      the Lord GOD.

      (n) That is, the Babylonians.

Eze 24:16
24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the {o} desire
      of thy eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn
      nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

      (o) Meaning his wife in whom he delighted, as in
          @Eze 24:18.

Eze 24:17
24:17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind thy
      turban upon thee, {p} and put on thy shoes upon thy feet,
      and cover not [thy] lips, and eat {q} not the bread of
      men.

      (p) For in mourning they went bare headed and barefooted
          and also covered their lips.
      (q) That is, which the neighbours sent to them that
          mourned.

Eze 24:18
24:18 So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my
      wife died; and I did {r} in the morning as I was
      commanded.

      (r) Meaning the morning following.

Eze 24:21
24:21 Speak to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
      Behold, I will {s} profane my sanctuary, the {t}
      excellence of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and
      that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your
      daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

      (s) By sending the Chaldeans to destroy it, as in
          \\Geneva "Eze 7:22"\\.
      (t) In which you boast and delight.



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