Eze 24:19-27 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 19 Wilt thou not tell us - In the following verses he explains and applies the whole of what he had done and said.

Ezekiel 24:19-27

Verse 19

Wilt thou not tell us - In the following verses he explains and applies the whole of what he had done and said. Verse 27

In that day shall thy mouth be opened - What is, When some one who shall have escaped from Jerusalem, having arrived among the captives, shall inform them of the destruction of the city, the temple, the royal family, and the people at large; till then he might suppress his tears and lamentations. And we find from Eze 33:21, that one did actually escape from the city, and informed the prophet and his brethren in captivity that the city was smitten.

Thus he was not only a prophet to foretell such things, but he was also a sign or portent, shadowing them out by circumstances in his own person and family; and thus the prediction, agreeing so perfectly with the event, proved that the previous information was from the Lord.