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Ezekiel 11:5 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 11 · verse 5
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.Ezekiel 11:5 · King James Version
Ezekiel 11:5 in context
3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
4Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
6Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SpiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- fellnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here, I. The great security of the prince's of Jerusalem, notwithstanding the judgements of God that were upon them, The prophet was brought, in vision, to the gate of the temple where these princes sat in council upon the present arduous affairs of the city: The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13