Ezekiel 11:13

“And it came to pass when I prophesied, &c.] Or, “as I prophesied”f151; that is, while he was prophesying, or declaring the above things from the mouth of the Lord, concerning the slaughter of the Jews by the sword, and the captivity of the rest: that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died; one of the princes of the people, and was among the five and twenty men the prophet saw at the door of the east gate of the temple, (<261101>Ezekiel 11:1); this man dropped down dead on a sudden, just as Ananias and Sapphira at the feet of Peter, (<440505>Acts 5:5,10). It was in a vision Ezekiel saw this, and in the temple; but no doubt at the same time this prince died at his own house, whose death was notified…”

“Pelaliah--probably the ringleader of the scorners (Eze 11:1) was an earnest of the destruction of the rest of the twenty-five, as Ezekiel had foretold, as also of the general ruin. fell . . . upon . . . face--(See on Eze 9:8). wilt thou make a full end of the remnant--Is Pelatiah's destruction to be the token of the destruction of all, even of the remnant? The people regarded Pelatiah as a mainstay of the city. His name (derived from a Hebrew root, "a remnant," or else "God delivers") suggested hope. Is that hope, asks Ezekiel, to be disappointed?”

“The death of Pelatiah was communicated in this vision, which represented ideally the idolatry in which Pelatiah had actually been foremost. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Pelatiah - Mentioned Eze 11:1, a principal man among the twenty - five princes, who made all the mischief in Jerusalem. It should seem this was done in vision now, (as the slaying of the ancient men, Eze 9:6,) but it was an assurance, that when this prophecy was published, it would be done in fact. And the death of Pelatiah was an earnest of the compleat accomplishment of the prophecy. A full end - By slaying all, as this man is cut off. Ezekiel 11:15”

“11:13 The judgment that the Lord pronounced occurred immediately. • O Sovereign Lord, are you going to kill everyone in Israel? If those who still remained in the land were destined for such comprehensive destruction, who would be God’s people?”

“And it: Whilst the prophet, in vision, was delivering this message to the princes, Pelatiah suddenly died; and it is highly probable the he was actually struck dead at this very time, in so remarkable a manner as to render the vision much noticed. The prophet, alarmed and distressed for the welfare of his people, anxiously enquired whether the Lord meant to destroy the remnant of Israel. when: Eze 11:1, Eze 37:7; Num 14:35-37; Deu 7:4; Kg1 13:4; Pro 6:15; Jer 28:15-17; Hos 6:5; Act 5:5, Act 5:10, Act 13:11 Then: Deu 9:18, Deu 9:19; Jos 7:6-9; Ch1 21:16, Ch1 21:17; Psa 106:23, Psa 119:120 Ah: Eze 9:8; Amo 7:2, Amo 7:5 Ezekiel 11:15”

“And it came to pass, as I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died: then I fell upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said: Alas! Lord Jehovah, dost Thou make an end of the remnant of Israel? - The sudden death of one of the princes of the nation, while Ezekiel was prophesying, was intended to assure the house of Israel of the certain fulfilment of this word of God. So far, however, as the fact itself is concerned, we must bear in mind, that as it was only in spirit that Ezekiel was at Jerusalem, and prophesied to the men whom he saw in spirit there, so the death of Pelatiah was simply a part of the vision, and in all probability was actually realized by the sudden…”