Ezekiel 18:1, God defends his justice; Ezekiel 18:31, and exhorts to repentance.
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Ezekiel 18
Ezekiel 18 — Overview
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Ezekiel 18 — OverviewEzekiel 18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BiblePerhaps, in reading some of the foregoing chapters, we may have been
tempted to think ourselves not much concerned in them (though they also
were written for our learning); but this chapter, at first view,…Ezekiel 18 — OverviewEzekiel 18 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains an answer to an objection of the Jews to the dealings of God with them in a providential way. The objection is expressed in a proverb of common use among them, and complained of as being without…Ezekiel 18:1-9Ezekiel 18:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleEvil manners, we say, beget good laws; and in like manner sometimes
unjust reflections occasion just vindications; evil proverbs beget good
prophecies. Here is,
I. An evil proverb commonly used by the Jews in…Ezekiel 18:2Ezekiel 18:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgemean: Ezekiel 17:12; Isaiah 3:15; Romans 9:20
the land: Ezekiel 6:2-3, Ezekiel 7:2, Ezekiel 25:3, Ezekiel 36:1-6, Ezekiel 37:11, Ezekiel 37:19, Ezekiel 37:25
The fathers: Jeremiah 15:4, Jeremiah 31:29-30; Lamentations…Ezekiel 18:2Ezekiel 18:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhat mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel,.... This is spoken to the Jews in Babylon, who used the following proverb concerning the land of Israel; not the ten tribes, but the two tribes of…Ezekiel 18:3Ezekiel 18:3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEzekiel 18:19-20, Ezekiel 18:30, Ezekiel 33:11-20, Ezekiel 36:31-32; Romans 3:19
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