Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 5:12
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Ezekiel5:12
12 ¶ A third part of thee shall die with pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee, and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee, and I will scatter a third part into all winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
No doubt though 'twere not mentioned or threatned; as Ier. 34.17. we might conclude it could not but be in such a Besieged City, where blood, putrifying Carcasses, &c. annoy.
Signified by Fire for it parcheth and withereth men.
As they did in their assailing the Besiegers round about the Walls, and as they did fall under the assault, when the Enemy attempted to take the City, &c, See more ver. 2. of this chapter,
When the Babylonians Sword hath cut off all about Ierusalem. I will draw out my Sword and pursue the rest which Nebuchadnezzar could not reach.
From this to the end of the chapter we have a particular and more express declaration, how God would execute these severe Judgments upon this people.
Marginal references: See ver. 2. & Jer. 15.2.
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