Verse 25
The Jews were going to bind Ezekiel with ropes so he would not be able to circulate among them. There is no further mention in the book of Ezekiel’s being bound in his house with ropes. Consequently this may be a contingent statement: if the prophet would not restrict himself to his house, God would use others to confine him there. [Note: Dyer, "Ezekiel," p. 1233.] Another explanation, which I prefer, is that binding with ropes here is a figurative expression meaning confining; God would keep him at home, though not necessarily by using physical ropes (cf. Ezekiel 4:8). [Note: C. F. Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel , 1:65; Feinberg, p. 30.]
"The Jewish people ’bound’ Ezekiel in the sense that their sins made it necessary for him to remain home in silence until God gave him a message." [Note: Wiersbe, p. 170.]
Perhaps some Israelites bound him for a while even though the text made no further reference to it. [Note: Greenberg, p. 102; Wevers, p. 58; Allen, p. 61, Alexander, Ezekiel, p. 18.]
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