Ezekiel 14

Ezekiel 14:3

Tenth month - This month answers to part of our December and January.

Ezekiel 14:5

The middle gate - The city was encompassed with two walls, before they came to the wall of the temple; the gate in the inner wall is supposed to have been that which is called the middle gate. They would not at first venture farther, ’till they might without hazarding their persons.

Ezekiel 14:7

Riblah - Riblah was upon the borders of Canaan. Zedekiah was a tributary to the king of Babylon, and so subject to his power, having made a covenant with him, and secured his allegiance by his oath to him.

Ezekiel 14:14

Take him - It is probable, that Nebuchadnezzar had been informed, Jeremiah had constantly told the king, that the Chaldeans should take the city, and as steadily persuaded both the king and princes to surrender it to them.

Ezekiel 14:17

Now the word - These four verses mention a matter that happened before the things mentioned in the foregoing verses.

Ezekiel 14:22

Ramah - Ramah was a city in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeon. Babylon - Jeremiah was by mistake and expressly contrary to the king’s orders carried amongst the other prisoners; probably the captain of the guard at that place called over his prisoners, and among them found the prophet contrary to his expectation.