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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Ezekiel 34 In the former chapter the prophet prophesies against the people of the Jews, both those of the captivity, and those who were not; and here against the shepherds of Israel. This he is bid to do, Ezekiel 34:1, whose cruelty to the flock, negligence and unfaithfulness are exposed, Ezekiel 34:3, for which reasons they are threatened to be deprived of their office, Ezekiel...
John Gill
And they shall no more be a prey to the Heathen,.... To the Papists, who shall now be perished out of the land, Psalms 10:16: neither shall, the beasts of the land devour them; neither that beast which rose up out of the sea, nor that which came up out of the earth, Revelation 13:1, the pope, both in his secular and ecclesiastic power, being destroyed. So the Targum, "and the kingdoms of the...
Matthew Henry
The iniquities and calamities of God's Israel had been largely and pathetically lamented before, in this book. Now in this chapter the shepherds of Israel, their rulers both in church and state, are called to an account, as having been very much accessory to the sin and ruin of Israel, by their neglecting to do the duty of their place. Here is, I. A high charge exhibited against them for their...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, — Jesus is “a plant of renown,” because you may go to him at all times, and you will always find fruit on him. That is more than you can say of any other plant. You may go to him, and you...