Ezekiel 44:6

6 "You shall say to the ¹rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "²Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel,

Ezekiel 44:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:6

And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of
Israel
This is a character of literal Israel from the beginning, ( Deuteronomy 9:24 ) , and frequently given it in this prophecy, ( Ezekiel 2:2 Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 2:5-8 ) ( Ezekiel 3:9 Ezekiel 3:26 Ezekiel 3:27 ) and well agrees with these declining churches in the latter day, and even in our times; it represents them as rebellious, because of their disregard to the ordinances of God's house, and to the laws and rules of it; and are not only called "rebellious", but "rebellion" ^F7 itself; expressive of the greatness of their sin, and the aggravations of it: thus saith the Lord God, O ye house of Israel, let it suite you of all
your abominations;
that is, let the abominations you have committed, will worship and superstition, paying a regard to the doctrines and commandments of men, be sufficient; stop and proceed no further; relinquish those things which are so abominable in my sight; let the time past suffice to have wrought them; cease entirely from them; see ( 1 Peter 4:3 ) , these abominations are more particularly expressed in the following words.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (yrm la) "ad inobedientiam", Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezekiel 44:6 In-Context

4 Then He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD , and I fell on my face.

5 The LORD said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the statutes of the house of the LORD and concerning all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with all exits of the sanctuary.

6 "You shall say to the rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel,

7 when you brought in foreigners , uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void -this in addition to all your abominations.

8 "And you have not kept charge of My holy things yourselves, but you have set foreigners to keep charge of My sanctuary."

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 2:5-7; Ezekiel 3:9
• 2. Ezekiel 45:9; 1 Peter 4:3

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "rebellion"
• [b] Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch