Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 11:21

21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things, and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

For all those promises and in best times some there will be who will refuse to own God and obey him, whose state shall as much differ as their practices did from the people of God.

Who ere they be.

Soul and Affections, whose choice and love

Either secretly adhereth to, or provideth for the service of Idols called here detestable things, as ver. 18. chap. 5.11. and to expresse the obstinacy of this Idolatry 'tis called a heart walking after a heart, Idolatry is a bewitching sin and steals away the heart, and the promoters of Idolatry propose the plausiblest arguments, as if Idols had hearts and affections toward their worshippers to do them good, the expression in the Heb. is somewhat unusual and harsh to our ear, but this I take to be the meaning.

Their Idols, and Idol worship and dependences.

Pay them in their own coin, they forsake me, I will forsake them, they profane my name and Temple, I will give them up as common to be profaned by the Chaldea[illegible: 1 letter]s.

Their way tends to this, and shall end in this, and nothing more just.

i. e. On each man, and in such manner as shall destroy the contumacious. Or, on those that are as heads of the people and Ringleaders i[illegible: 1 letter] ob[illegible: 2 letters]inacy of [illegible: 1 word] such as the 25. ver. 1. and who shall be examples of my speedy and irresistable vengean[illegible: 1 letter]e, as Pelatia[illegible: 1 letter] was.

Marginal references: Chap. 9.10.