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John Gill, on Ezek 16:40
John Gill · 1697–1771
Ezek 16:40 · Douay-Rheims
“And they shall bring upon thee a multitude, and they shall stone thee with stones, and shall slay thee with their swords.”
On this verse:
“And they shall burn thine houses with fire,.... As the houses in Jerusalem were by Nebuchadnezzar's army, even the temple, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of great men, even all the houses in the city, Jer 52:13; and as was commanded to be done to idolatrous cities, Deu 13:16; and this also may be said in allusion to the burning of adulterous persons, Gen 38:24; and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; or provinces, as the Targum; meaning the Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, and Edomites, who would rejoice in their ruin; the judgments design those before mentioned: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more; their idols, high places, and altars, being demolished, and they plundered of their substance; and after the Babylonish captivity the Jews never returned to idolatry any more.”
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