Ezekiel 4:3
“Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan,.... Which Kimchi thinks, for its metal, represented the hardness of the hearts…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
An iron pan - Another figure in the coming siege. On Assyrian sculptures from Nimroud and Kouyunjik there are sieges of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Take thou unto thee an iron pan - מחבת machabath, a flat plate or slice, as the margin properly renders it: such as are…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 4:1-8
The prophet is here ordered to represent to himself and others by signs which would be proper and powerful to strike the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
an iron pan As marg. plate, i.e. griddle on which cakes were fired (Lev 2:5). This common article the prophet is to set…
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