Ezekiel 19
DOYLY— certain of the elders] See note on chap. viii. 1.
Ezekiel 19:4
- Wilt thou judge them.] Wilt thou plead with me for them any more? Bp. Hall. See also the margin of our Bible. But the words may be more significantly translated, “Wilt thou not judge them?” that is, Wilt thou not reprove or condemn them? See ver. 30 of this chapter, and chap. xxxviii. 17: the phrase is properly rendered by our translators, 2 Sam. xxiii. 17: and see 1 Sam. ii. 27; and the note there. W. Lowth, Abp. Newcome.
Ezekiel 19:5
- — lifted up mine hand] That is, swore: this being a gesture used in swearing, Gen. xiv. 22; Exod. vi. 8; Dan. xii. 7. Bp. Hall.
Ezekiel 19:7
- — the abominations of his eyes,] His idols. See chap. xviii. 6. Abp. Newcome.
Ezekiel 19:9
- But I wrought for my name’s sake.] This is elsewhere assigned as the reason why God did not punish the Israelites according to their deserts; namely, because it would turn to God’s dishonour in the heathen world; as if He were not able to make good those gracious promises He had given them; see chap. xxxvi. 21, 22; Exod. xxxii. 12; Numb. xiv. 13. This was a proper consideration to check the vain presumption of the Jews, who imagined that God’s gracious dealings were owing to their own desires; see ver. 44 of this chapter, and chap. xxxvi. 22. W. Lowth. See the note on Jer. xiv. 7.
Ezekiel 19:11
- — live in them.] Lev. xviii. 5. Enjoy a long life and every temporal blessing; eternal life, though not promised, would also have been the lot of the true Israelite. Abp. Newcome. See the note on chap. xviii. 9.
Ezekiel 19:15
- — I lifted up my hand] I swore; see ver. 5 and note.