Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Or the word of prophecy, as the Targum. Here begins a new prophecy, and most properly a new chapter should here begin; for the next chapter is of the same argument with this, and an explanation of it, and an enlargement upon it.
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Ezekiel 20:45
Ezekiel 20:45
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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