Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
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Gill's Exposition
Then said I, ah, Lord God!.... The interjection "ah" is expressive of sighing and groaning, as Jarchi; or of deprecation, as the Targum, which paraphrases it,
""and I said", receive my prayer, O…
Barnes' Notes
Abominable flesh - Flesh that had become corrupt and foul by overkeeping. Compare Lev 19:7.
Adam Clarke
My soul hath not been polluted - There is a remarkable similarity between this expostulation of the prophet and that of St. Peter, Act 10:14.
The best exposition of this part of Ezekiel's prediction of Jerusalem's desolation is Jeremiah's lamentation of it, Lam 4:3, Lam 4:4, etc., and Lam 4:10, where he pathetically describes the terrible…
Cambridge Bible
abominable flesh This word "abomination" is applied to the sacrificial flesh kept over till the third day (Lev 7:18; Lev 19:7), and in Isa 65:4 broth of "abominations" is coupled with swine's flesh.…
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