My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.It — Neither the land nor the city; for his eyes will be put out at Riblah. read more
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.Declare — By relating those sins, for which God was justly angry, and for which he punished them, though they were his own people.Thy — The Chaldeans. See how God brings good out of evil! The dispersion of sinners, who had done God much dishonour and disservice in their own country,... read more
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.The people — Thy fellow captives.And of the land — Those that dwell in the countries round about Jerusalem.Her land — Jerusalem's land, so called because it was the head city... read more
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?That proverb — That short saying commonly used.Days — Of wrath and vengeance, are to come a great while hence.Every vision — Threatening vision, which Jeremiah and Ezekiel would fright us with, comes to nothing. read more
For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.I will speak — There has been and shall be a succession of God's ministers, by whom he will speak, to the end of the world. Even in the worst times, God left not himself without witness, but raised up men that spoke for him, and spoke from him. read more
2. Which have eyes to see, and see not This rebellious nation (Ezekiel 2:3; Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 3:26-27) have had their eyes blinded and their ears deafened by their rebellion (Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 42:20; Jeremiah 5:21; Matthew 13:14-15). They have seared their consciences and deadened their moral perception until even the prophecies just uttered have not moved them to faith and reformation. This is true not only of the hopeless Israelites in Jerusalem now, forsaken by Jehovah, but of many... read more
3. Stuff for removing Literally, traveling baggage for exile. Remove by day Literally, remove as into captivity. Ezekiel is to represent himself as among the besieged in Jerusalem getting ready for flight; attempting thus to make the people consider (literally, see) what lies in the immediate future. Though they be Literally, for they be. read more
4. And thou shalt go forth at even Literally, but thou thyself shalt, etc. The few necessary things for flight can be prepared in the daytime behind the city walls, but the escape from the city can only be attempted at night. read more
5, 6. Dig thou through the wall… and carry it [LXX., go ] forth in the twilight Or, darkness (Genesis 15:17). They dare not attempt to leave the city by one of the gates, because of the watchfulness of the besieging army, but must attempt to break a way through the wall at a point less carefully guarded. Thou shalt cover thy face… for I have set thee for a sign Or, portent. (See Ezekiel 12:11.) Representing the people, he carries out with him the provisions and other articles... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 12:12
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.The prince — Zedekiah.Shall bear — Disguised, as a servant, in hope to conceal himself, chuses the twilight as the time that would best favour his design.They shall dig — This was fulfilled when they broke down the wall to fly, Jeremiah 39:4.Cover his face — Zedekiah did by... read more