Matthew Poole Commentary - Ezekiel 9:9 - 9:9

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Ezekiel 9:9 - 9:9


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Then said he; God gives him a speedy answer.



Of the house of Israel; of those who either joined themselves to the house of David when the ten tribes fell off, or those that escaped when Shalmaneser carried them captive.



Judah; the two tribes; though only one is expressed the other is included.



Exceeding great; grown beyond all measure, that my justice cannot, and my mercy must not, longer forbear. Full of blood; very much innocent blood is spilt, or there are many bloodshedders among them.



Full of perverseness; all judgment is perverted; in judges, to injustice; in priests, to idolatry; in all, to scepticism, or atheism.



They say; they argue and dispute against my concerning myself in the government of the world and the church.



The Lord hath cast off the care of his people, and so they spoil him of his dominion, deny his omniscience, and make him as idols for ignorance, just as Psa_10:11 94:7.