
Text -- Ezekiel 12:19 (NET)




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Thy fellow captives.

Those that dwell in the countries round about Jerusalem.

Jerusalem's land, so called because it was the head city thereof.

Wesley: Eze 12:19 - -- Because it shortly shall be laid waste, emptied of inhabitants, wealth and plenty.
Because it shortly shall be laid waste, emptied of inhabitants, wealth and plenty.

Injustice, oppression and tyranny of the Jews toward one another.
JFB: Eze 12:19 - -- The Jews "in the land" of Chaldea who thought themselves miserable as being exiles and envied the Jews left in Jerusalem as fortunate.
The Jews "in the land" of Chaldea who thought themselves miserable as being exiles and envied the Jews left in Jerusalem as fortunate.

JFB: Eze 12:19 - -- Contrasted with "the people in the land" of Chaldea. So far from being fortunate as the exiles in Chaldea regarded them, the Jews in Jerusalem are tru...
Contrasted with "the people in the land" of Chaldea. So far from being fortunate as the exiles in Chaldea regarded them, the Jews in Jerusalem are truly miserable, for the worst is before them, whereas the exiles have escaped the miseries of the coming siege.

JFB: Eze 12:19 - -- Literally "that the land (namely, Judea) may be despoiled of the fulness thereof"; emptied of the inhabitants and abundance of flocks and corn with wh...
Literally "that the land (namely, Judea) may be despoiled of the fulness thereof"; emptied of the inhabitants and abundance of flocks and corn with which it was filled.
TSK -> Eze 12:19
TSK: Eze 12:19 - -- with carefulness : 1Ki 17:10-12
that her : Eze 6:6, Eze 6:7, Eze 6:14, Eze 36:3; Isa 6:11; Jer 4:27, Jer 9:10,Jer 9:11, Jer 10:22, Jer 18:16, Jer 32:2...
with carefulness : 1Ki 17:10-12
that her : Eze 6:6, Eze 6:7, Eze 6:14, Eze 36:3; Isa 6:11; Jer 4:27, Jer 9:10,Jer 9:11, Jer 10:22, Jer 18:16, Jer 32:28; Jer 33:10,Jer 33:12; Mic 7:13; Zec 7:14
all that is therein : Heb. the fulness thereof, Psa 24:1; 1Co 10:26, 1Co 10:28
because : Eze 7:23; Gen 6:11-13; Psa 107:34; Jer 6:7; Mic 3:10-12

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Barnes -> Eze 12:19-20
Barnes: Eze 12:19-20 - -- The people of the land - Chaldaea. Of the inhabitants - In respect to "the inhabitants." Desolate from, all that is therein - i. e....
The people of the land - Chaldaea.
Of the inhabitants - In respect to "the inhabitants."
Desolate from, all that is therein - i. e., stripped of all its inhabitants and of all its wealth.
At one and the same time, Jeremiah was prophesying in Jerusalem, and Ezekiel in Chaldaea; the prophecies of the former were sent to the exiles, and those of Ezekiel to the dwellers at Jerusalem, that the guiding hand of One God in different places might be made clear (Jerome).
Poole -> Eze 12:19
Poole: Eze 12:19 - -- Explain the meaning of this unusual and uncomfortable manner of eating and drinking
unto the people the common sort of people, distinguished from ...
Explain the meaning of this unusual and uncomfortable manner of eating and drinking
unto the people the common sort of people, distinguished from rulers, of the land of Chaldea, in which the Jews were captives. Tell thy fellow captives who grudge and repent their coming hither, where they have much sorrow, yet some safety, plenty, and rest.
Of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who are not yet captivated; their sorrows are coming, and their state will be worse than yours.
Of the land of Israel nor will it be better with, those that dwell in the countries round about Jerusalem, they will flee for refuge into Jerusalem, and there perish. Eat their bread with carefulness; their very comforts shall be uncomfortable to them.
Her land Jerusalem’ s land, so called because it was the head city thereof.
May be desolate because that it is already, or shortly shall be, waste, emptied, though it was full of inhabitants, wealth, and plenty.
Violence injustice, oppression, and tyranny of the Jews toward one another, Jer 6:7 20:8 Eze 7:23 ; and this grown an epidemical sin, Eze 22:9,12 , from highest to lowest.
Gill -> Eze 12:19
Gill: Eze 12:19 - -- And say unto the people of the land,.... Of Chaldea, where the prophet now was; not the natives of the land, but the Israelites, who were captives in ...
And say unto the people of the land,.... Of Chaldea, where the prophet now was; not the natives of the land, but the Israelites, who were captives in it; who were ready to murmur and repine at their own case, as miserable; and at that of the Jews at Jerusalem, as happy; and therefore they are taught by this sign, as well as by the following prophecy, that they were mistaken:
thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; or to them, or "concerning" them y; whom the captives in Chaldea thought lived so happily, and would continue so:
and of the land of Israel; or, "upon the land of Israel" z; inhabitants on it; to this sense the Targum and Septuagint Version interpret it, and also Kimchi:
they shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment; meaning at the siege of Jerusalem, when they could not eat and drink in peace; but, while they were eating and drinking, were disturbed and put into fear and surprise by the besiegers; and also, hearing that their provisions would not hold out, were careful how they ate and drank, and were frightened with the thoughts of being reduced to extreme want:
that her land may be desolate from all that is therein; or, "from its fulness" a; men and cattle, cities, towns, houses, vineyards, fields, fruits, and plenty of all good things. Jarchi expounds it of riches:
because of the violence of all them that dwell therein; not the violence of the Chaldeans, making a prey of all they met with, plundering cities and towns, and making forage of the fruits of the earth, by which means the land was desolate; but the rapine, oppression, and injustice of the Jews, which were the cause of all these calamities which came upon their country.

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TSK Synopsis -> Eze 12:1-28
TSK Synopsis: Eze 12:1-28 - --1 Under the type of Ezekiels's removing,8 is shewn the captivity of Zedekiah.17 Ezekiel's trembling shews the Jews' desolation.21 The Jews' presumptuo...
MHCC -> Eze 12:17-20
MHCC: Eze 12:17-20 - --The prophet must eat and drink in care and fear, with trembling, that he might express the condition of those in Jerusalem during the siege. When mini...
Matthew Henry -> Eze 12:17-20
Matthew Henry: Eze 12:17-20 - -- Here again the prophet is made a sign to them of the desolations that were coming on Judah and Jerusalem. 1. He must himself eat and drink in care a...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Eze 12:17-20
Keil-Delitzsch: Eze 12:17-20 - --
Sign Depicting the Terrors and Consequences of the Conquest of Jerusalem
Eze 12:17. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 12:18. Son of...
Constable: Eze 4:1--24:27 - --II. Oracles of judgment on Judah and Jerusalem for sin chs. 4-24
This section of the book contains prophecies th...

Constable: Eze 12:1--19:14 - --C. Yahweh's reply to the invalid hopes of the Israelites chs. 12-19
"The exiles had not grasped the seri...

Constable: Eze 12:1-20 - --1. The dramatic tragedy of exile 12:1-20
This section contains three messages from the Lord all ...
