In this chapter we have, I. A threatening of the destruction of Israel for their idolatry, and the destruction of their idols with them, Ezek. 6:1–7. II. A promise of the gracious return of a remnant of them to God, by true repentance and reformation, Ezek. 6:8–10. III.

Here, I. The prophecy is directed to the mountains of Israel ; the prophet must set his face towards them. If he could see so far off as the land of Israel, the mountains of that land would be first and furthest seen; towards them therefore he must look, and look boldly and stedfastly, as the judge…

Judgment had hitherto triumphed, but in these verses mercy rejoices against judgment. A sad end is made of this provoking people, but not a full end. The ruin seems to be universal, and yet will I leave a remnant, a little remnant, distinguished from the body of the people, a few of many, such as…

The same threatenings which we had before in the foregoing chapter, and in the former part of this, are here repeated, with a direction to the prophet to lament them, that those he prophesied to might be the more affected with the foresight of them. I.