Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 20:39

39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his Idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your Idols.

In short you have done wickedly as you could, and I have done what was sufficient to reclaim you, I have foretold you what will be the final event; oh house of Israel, and farther I will not strive with you.

Ironically spoken, or, as is usually [illegible: 1 word] to unreclaimable ones, take your course, which allo[illegible: 1 letter]s not, nor commands, but threatens the evil course of such a one; or 'tis a Divorce of this Adulterous house, an utter casting them off for their Idolatry.

It seems an abrupt, vehement speech which includes some heavy sentence, but 'tis supprest as too great to be uttered, or to leave room for doing more than the offender expected. Eccles. 11.9. Amos 4.4. Matth. 23.23. You take yours, I will take my course, and see whose word shall stand.

But while ye are such Idolaters, and notorious sinners, forbear to take my Name into your Lips, bring me none of your gifts, and Sacrifices to your Idols, and pretend you bring them ultimately to me.