3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
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Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)We have here, I. The notice God gives to Ezekiel in Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar’s laying siege to Jerusalem, just at the time when he was doing it (Ezek. 24:2): “ Son of man , take notice, the king of Babylon , who is now abroad with his army, thou knowest not where, set himself against Jerusalem this same day .” It was many miles, it was many days’ journey, from Jerusalem to Babylon. Perhaps the la…
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