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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ezekiel 33:30 - 33:30
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Not only the remnant in Judea, but those at the Chebar, though less flagrantly, betrayed the same unbelieving spirit.
talking against thee - Though going to the prophet to hear the word of the Lord, they criticized, in an unfriendly spirit, his peculiarities of manner and his enigmatical style (Eze 20:49); making these the excuse for their impenitence. Their talking was not directly “against” Ezekiel, for they professed to like his ministrations; but God’s word speaks of things as they really are, not as they appear.
by the walls - in the public haunts. In the East groups assemble under the walls of their houses in winter for conversation.
in the doors - privately.
what is the word - Their motive was curiosity, seeking pastime and gratification of the ear (2Ti 4:3); not reformation of the heart. Compare Johanan’s consultation of Jeremiah, to hear the word of the Lord without desiring to do it (Jeremiah 42:1-43:13).