8That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
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They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. …
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. …
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: …
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Commentary
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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