Ezekiel 33:28

28 Moreover, I will utterly desolate the land; it will cease taking pride in its power; and the mountains of Isra'el will be so desolate that no one will pass through.'

Ezekiel 33:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:28

For I will lay the land most desolate
Or, "desolation" and "desolation" ^F14; one desolating judgment shall follow upon another, until it is completely desolate; it was very desolate already, through the ravages of the Chaldean army; but it should become more so, through other judgments here threatened them: and the pomp of her strength shall cease;
some understand this of the temple, which was the most pompous building in the land, and in which they placed their strength and confidence: but this was destroyed already: it is rather to be interpreted of whatsoever riches, power, and glory, were yet remaining, which should be removed: and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate;
which used to abound with vines and olives, with flocks and pastures: that none shall pass through;
not only there should be no inhabitant, but no traveller in it, or very few, because of the sword in one part, the pestilence in another, and wild beasts in other places, and a general barrenness and unfruitfulness; so that a traveller would be both in great danger, and in want of provisions to supply himself and cattle.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (hmvmw hmmv) "desolationem et solitudiem", Montanus; "vastitatem et solitudinem", Starckius.

Ezekiel 33:28 In-Context

26 You depend on your swords, you commit disgusting practices, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife - and you still expect to possess the land?'

27 Tell them that Adonai ELOHIM swears, 'As I live, those living in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the countryside I will give to the wild animals to eat, and those in the fortresses and caves will die of the plague.

28 Moreover, I will utterly desolate the land; it will cease taking pride in its power; and the mountains of Isra'el will be so desolate that no one will pass through.'

29 Then they will know that I am ADONAI, when I have made the land utterly desolate, because of all the disgusting practices they have committed.

30 "Now you, human being, your people are gathering and talking about you by the walls and in the doorways of houses. They're saying to each other, each one telling his brother, 'Come, let's go and hear the latest word coming from ADONAI.'