Ezekiel 35

Ezekiel 35:2

Captivity - Of the first captivity under Jeconiah’s reign, who succeeded his father Jehoiakim, slain for his conspiracy with Egypt against Nebuchadnezzar.

Ezekiel 35:3

A voice - An articulate sound, of many angels, attended with the rushing of the wheels, added to the noise of their wings. Blessed - Praised be the gloriously holy and just God. His place - Coming down from heaven.

Ezekiel 35:4

Rushing - The wheels of providence moved over against the angels, and in concert with them.

Ezekiel 35:5

Spirit - Caught him up into the air. Took - Carried me to the place where the captive Jews were crowded together. Bitterness - Not at all pleased with my work. He went in the heat of his spirit; because of the discouragements he foresaw he should meet with. But the hand of the Lord was strong upon him, not only to compel him to the work, but to fit him for it.

Ezekiel 35:6

Tel - abib - A part of Mesopotamia, which was shut up within Chebar westward, and Saocora eastward. By - On that part of the river Chebar, which runs west - ward of Tel - abib. Where - Where I found them sitting astonished, at the sight of their change from freedom and honour to servitude and shame. Seven days - Mourning no doubt all that while, and waiting ’till the spirit of prophecy should open his mouth.

Ezekiel 35:11

I Lay - Permit it to be laid before him. He shall - Perish in his sin. Remembered - Shall not be profitable to him; “he that apostatizes is the worst of men, because he falls from known ways of goodness and holiness.”

Ezekiel 35:13

There - At Tel - abib. Go forth - Withdraw from the multitude.

Ezekiel 35:14

As the glory - We are not now to expect such visions. But we have a favour done us nothing inferior, if we by faith behold the glory of the Lord, so as to be changed into the same image. And this honour have all his saints.

Ezekiel 35:15

Shut - To foresignify the shutting up of the Jews in Jerusalem.