f ver. 15. + Heb. field. 7. EZEKIEL. young twigs, and carried it into 5 He took also of the seed of 6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. two eagles and a vine. Before about 594. Egypt, Pthat they might give | P Deut. 17. 16. Is. 31. 1,3. & 36, 6, 9. q ver. 9. 34.3. & 52. 11. ch. 12. 13. 16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where Jer. 32. 5. & the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17's Neither shall Pharaoh with Jer. 37. 7. his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and Jer. 52. 4. building forts, to cut off many persons: ch. 4. 2. 7 There was also another great tion. 8 It was planted in a good tsoil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord 82 Kings 25. GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. h ch. 19. 12. 10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? hshall it not Hos. 13. 15. utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. 11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, k the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; i ch. 2. 5. & 12.9. 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, 21 And all his fugitives with 2 ch. 12. 14. all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it. 22 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest a branch of the high cedar, and a Is. 11. 1. will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs ba tender one, and will plant it Ps. 2.6. upon a high mountain and eminent: 5 ch. 22. 14. & 24. 14. 594. a Jer. 31. 29. Lam, 5. 7. b ver. 20. Rom. 6. 23. † Heb. julgment and justice. c ch. 22. 9. d Lev. 18. 20. & 20. 10. e Lev. 18. 19. & 20. 18. f Ex. 22. 21. Lev. 19. 15. & 25. 14. g Ex. 22. 26. 13. Deut. 21. 19, h Deut. 15. 7, 8. 1s. 58. 7. Matt. 25. 35, 36. i Ex. 22. 25. Lev. 25. 36, 37. CHAPTER XVIII. 1 God reproveth the unjust parable of sour grapes. 5 He sheweth how he dealeth with a just father: 10 with a wicked son of a just father: 14 with a just son of a wicked father: 19 with a wicked man repenting 24 with a just man revolting. 25 He defendeth his justice, 31 and exhorteth to repentance. HE word of the LORD came, Tunto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The a fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to ea menstruous woman, 7 And hath not foppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath h given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8 IIe that hath not given forth upon i usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn Deut. 23. 19. his hand from iniquity, khath executed true judgment between Nel. 5. 7. Ps. 15. 5. k Deut. 1. 16. man and man, Zech. 8. 16. 1 ch. 20. 11. Amos 5. 4. I Or, breaker up of a house. m Gen. 9. 6. Ex. 21. 12. Num. 35. 31. Or, that doeth to his brother be 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. 10 If he beget a son that is a robber, ma shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled sides any of his neighbour's wife, these. 12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes Before CHRIST 594. 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he "ch. 8.6, 17. then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his Lev. 20, 9, blood shall be upon him. 11, 12, 13, 16, 27. ch. 3. 18. & bloods. 14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and con- t Heb. sidereth, and doeth not such like, 15 P That hath not eaten upon P ver. 6, &c. the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled; his neighbour's wife, † Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to 16 Neither hath oppesssed any, thath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the pledge. naked with a garment, 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. 19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my stat-¦ utes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. b ch. 3. 20. & C2 Pet. 2. 20. 24 But when the righteous 33. 12, 13, 18. turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 25 Yet ye say, The way of ch. 33. 17, 20. the Lord is not equal. Hear now, house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? d ver. 29. e ver. 24. f ver. 21. g ver. 14. h ver. 25. ich. 7.3. & 33. 20. k Matt. 3. 2. Rev. 2.5. Or, others. 23. Lamentation for Israel. 2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. Before CHRIST 594. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: bit became a young byer. 6. lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 2 Kings 23. 31, 32. © 2 Kings 23. 33. 4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of d2 Kings 23. her whelps, and made him a young lion. 2 Chr. 36. 4. Jer. 22. 11, 12. 34. 17. f ver. 3. widows. 6 e And he went up and down Jer. 22. 13- 26 When a righteous man turn- 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? hver. 4. i2 Chr. 36. 6. Jer. 22. 18. Or, in hooks. k ch. 6. 2. ch. 17. 6. 10r, in thy quietness, or, in thy likeness. m Deut. 8.7, 8,9. 30 Therefore I will judge you, Eph. 4. 22, 31 Cast away from you all hath no strong rod to be a sceptre lamentation for the princes to rule. This is a lamentation, Lam. 4. 20. and shall be for a lamentation. of Israel, CHRIST 1 God refuseth to be consulted by the elders of Israel. 5 He sheweth the story of their rebellions in Egypt, 10 in the wilderness, 27 and in the land. 33 He promiseth to gather them by the gospel. 45 Under the name a ch. 8. 1. & 14. 1. b ver. 31. ch. 14. 3. 1 Or, plead e Ex. 6. 7. &c. Ex. 6. 8. f Ex. 3. 8. & 4. 31. Deut. 4. 34. Ex. 20. 2. of a forest he sheweth the destruction of to go forth out of the land of of Israel. Before CHRIST about 593. Neh. 9. 13, 14. 11 And I gave them my stat- Deut. 4.8. utes, and tshewed them my judgments, which if a man do, AND it came to pass in the he shall even live in them. seventh year, in the fifth Ps. 147. 19, 20. † Heb. made them to know. 12 Moreover also I gave them 13 But the house of Israel tre- 5 And say unto them, Thus Deut. 8. 7, i Ps. 48. 2. 7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abom12 Chr. 15. 8. inations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with mthe idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. m Lev. 17. 7. n ch. 7. 8. ver. 13, 21. • See Ex. 32. 12. &c. Deut. 9. 28. ver. 14, 22. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will "pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9But I wrought for my name's Num. 14, 13, sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I ch. 36. 21, 22. made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 19 I am the LORD your God; f walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 g And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21 Notwithstanding, the chil- Num. 25.1,2. dren rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he i ver. 11, 13. shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my furyk ver. 8, 13. Deut. 9. 23, 24. & 31.27. The rebellions of Israel. CHRISTI 593. 1 Ps. 78. 3. ver. 17. EZEKIEL. Before CHRIST 593. zver. 3. Threats mixed with promises. Before upon them, to accomplish my idols, even unto this day: and anger against them in the wil-z shall I be inquired of by you, derness. O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 32 And that a which cometh into ach. 11. 5. your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. m ver. 9, 14. 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and mwrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that nI would scatter them among Det the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; n Lev. 26, 33 Ps. 106. 27. Jer. 15. 4. ⚫ ver. 13, 16. 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had P See ch. 6.2. polluted my sabbaths, and Ptheir eyes were after their fathers' idols. 4 See Ps. SL ver. 39. T2 Kings 17. t Rom. 2. 24. † Heb. trespassed trespass. ch. 6. 13. | 25 Wherefore I gave them also 26 And I polluted them in their 27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it "Is. 57.5, &c. to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. ch. 16. 19. Or, I told them what the high place was, or, Bamah. y ver. 26. 29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 31 For when ye offer y your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your 33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and b with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 d Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord Gon. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the ' country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: hand ye shall know that I am the LORD. 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, i Judg. 10. 14. serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute Is. 1. 13. ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 40 For in mine holy mountain, 11. 2. 2,3. in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Gon, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there m will I accept them, and m1s. 56.7. & there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; 60. 7. Zech. 8. 20, &c. Mal. 3. 4. Rom. 12. 1. 1Or, chief. † Heb. savour of rest. Eph. 5. 2. Phil. 4. 18. |
