Ezekiel

Chapter 24

Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapters 5 and 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18 and 19
Chapters 20 and 21
Chapters 22 and 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapters 26 to 28
Chapters 29 to 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapters 38 and 39
Chapters 40 to 43
Chapter 44
Chapters 45 and 46
Chapters 47 and 48

The beginning of the seige of Jerusalem; Ezekiel forbidden to mourn for his wife

In Ezekiel 24 definitive judgment is pronounced against Jerusalem, who was not even ashamed of her sins. The day that Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem, the wife of the prophet dies; and, although she was the dearest object of his affections, Ezekiel was not to mourn. Under the figure of his wife's death he is instructed to refrain his heart before the judgment of Jehovah. The judgment once executed, the mouth of the prophet would be opened, and the word of Jehovah openly addressed to the remnant, so that Jehovah should be known to them. Jerusalem should be set as a caldron on the fire to melt and consume the whole. God had purged her, but she was not purged; and now He causes His fury to rest upon her.

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