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Ezekiel 14:23

Ezekiel 14:23
And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ezekiel 14:12-23

Jer. 14; 15 is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver to the exiles the same message which Jeremiah conveys to the inhabitants of Judaea. The…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Ye shall know that I have not done without cause - There is no part of the conduct of God towards man that is not dictated by the purest principles of justice, equity, and truth. He does nothing but…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 14:12-23

The scope of these verses is to show,

I. That national sins bring national judgments. When virtue is ruined and laid waste every thing else will soon be ruined and laid waste too (Eze 14:13): When the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 14:12-23

The presence of righteous men among a sinful people will not save the sinners

The passage may be in answer to thoughts which the prophet felt might rise in the minds of those to whom he spoke. He…