I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them.
God's name was hurt by Israel's sin as much as by their captivity, and good men grieve more for God's dishonor than for their own losses. They defiled the land with their wicked way, and sin renders a people unfit for holy communion with their God. Yet He will restore them purely to magnify His own mercy and show forth His glory.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 36:16-24
And I scattered them among the Heathen,.... First by the Chaldeans, in the various provinces of Babylon; and next by the Romans, in the various parts of the world; and in this condition they now are: and they were dispersed through the countries; or blown about as chaff, stubble, or any such like thing, is by the wind: according to their way and according to...
Israel defiled the land with conduct as offensive as menstrual uncleanness; God scattered them justly among the nations. But when they arrived in those lands profaning His holy name, His pity was stirred for that name's sake, not for theirs.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 36:16-21