Ezekiel6
English Standard Version
1The of the Lord to me:
2 of , your toward the of , and against them,
3and , You of , the of the God! the God to the and the , to the and the : , I, even , will a you, and I will your .
4Your shall become , and your shall be , and I will cast your your .
5And I will the of the of their , and I will your your .
6 you , the shall be and the , so your will be and , your and , your , and your wiped .
7And the shall in your , and you shall am the Lord.
8Yet I will of you alive. When you have some who the , and when you are through the ,
9then those of you who will me they are carried , I have been over their has me and over their that their . And they will be in their own for the they have , for their .
10And they shall am the Lord. I have in that I would to them.
11 the God: your and your and , , because of the of the of , they shall by the , by , and by .
12He who is shall of , and he who is shall by the , and he who is and is shall of . Thus I will my upon them.
13And you shall am the Lord, when their lie their their , on , on the , , and , they to their .
14And I will my them and the and , in their , the to . Then they will am the Lord.
Study Guide
Public-domain commentary and original-language notes for Ezekiel 6.
Chapter Summary
In this chapter: The Divine judgments for idolatry. (1-7). A remnant shall be saved. (8-10). The calamities are to be lamented. (11-14).
vv1-7
War desolates persons, places, and things esteemed most sacred. God ruins idolatries even by the hands of idolaters. It is just with God to make that a desolation, which we make an idol. The superstitions to which many trust for safety, often cause their ruin. And the day is at hand, when idols and idolatry will be as thoroughly destroyed from the professedly Christian church as they were from among the Jews.
vv8-10
A remnant of Israel should be left; at length they should remember the Lord, their obligations to him, and rebellion against him. True penitents see sin to be that abominable thing which the Lord hates. Those who truly loathe sin, loathe themselves because of sin. They give glory to God by their repentance. Whatever brings men to remember Him, and their sins against him, should be regarded as a blessing.
vv11-14
It is our duty to be affected, not only with our own sins and sufferings, but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon themselves. Sin is a desolating thing; therefore, stand in awe, and sin not. If we know the worth of souls, and the danger to which unbelievers are exposed, we shall deem every sinner who takes refuge in Jesus from the wrath to come, an abundant recompence for all contempt or opposition we may meet with.
Key Words
דָּבָר: a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אָמַר: to say (used with great latitude)
בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אָדָם: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
שׂוּם: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
פָּנִים: the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
הַר: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
יִשְׂרָאֵל: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
נָבָא: to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
שָׁמַע: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Cross References
Ezekiel 6Direct Mosaic precursor predicting destruction of high places and casting carcasses on broken idols.
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Precedent of a prophet addressing inanimate objects (mountains/altar) because the people are completely unresponsive.
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Pentateuchal source warning against 'going a whoring' after one's own heart and eyes.
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Fulfills Moses' prediction that survivors in exile would pine away and loathe themselves for iniquities.
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Ezekiel's parallel prophecy of the future remnant loathing themselves for their abominable sins.
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Parallel command to strike hands and stamp feet to symbolize unstoppable impending judgment.
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Prophetic parallel describing the necessary destruction of idolatrous high places and images.
Supported by Matthew Poole
Historical reform under Josiah fulfilling this judgment by breaking images and scattering bones.
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Ezekiel repeats the self-loathing motif as a mark of true repentance.
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Post-exilic promise of a scattered people who will remember God in far countries.
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Identifies the location of 'Diblath' or Diblathaim, confirming the wilderness geography.
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God preserves a small remnant from the sword, famine, and pestilence.
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Jeremiah's parallel predicting a small escaping remnant returning from captivity.
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Tripartite division of judgment: sword, famine, and pestilence repeated from chapter five.
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