Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 25:3

3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD p; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidest, Aha , against my sanctuary , when it was prophaned , and against the land of Israel , when it was desolate , and against the land of Judah when it went into captivity ;

Either tell Ammonite Merchants, or Travellers of which some might likely be in Babylon for Trade, or to see its State: or else, send by Letter to them of their Nation, who may serve in Nebuchadnezzars Camp, which was in that time a School of Armes, that they may tell others: or else, so plainly declare it, that in time they may know this. 'Tis not the ambiguous, or delusive Oracle of your Idols, but the plain, and true, and unfailing word of the only true God, the God of Israel, as Zeph. 2.8.

When thou shouldest have pitied, and been sorry, thou didst rejoyce, and proudly didst insult, magnified thy self, and reproachedst my people, wert glad that so great Calamities were come upon them.

Both the Temple, and the Worship of God, 'tis like in their pride, they boasted their Idols power to Preserve their Temples, and blasphemed God as unable to preserve his Sacred Rites, and Worship.

When the Heathen entred into, and when they burnt it.

They insulted on the Ten Tribes, the Kingdom of Israel when afflicted.

Wasted by Pul and Tiglath Pileser, and captivated by Salmanezer.

The Two Tribes, the Kingdom of Iudah.

First, with Iehojakim, then with Iekoniah, and which was worse, then both these, when it was captivated with Zedekiah, and the City burnt; a most mournful sight, and at which none, but inhumane barbarous men could do less, then weep, but these rejoyce, and cry, Aha.

Marginal references: chap. [illegible: 1 span]