Ezekiel 12:19

“And say unto the people of the land, &c.] Of Chaldea, where the prophet now was; not the natives of the land, but the Israelites, who were captives in it; who were ready to murmur and repine at their own case, as miserable; and at that of the Jews at Jerusalem, as happy; and therefore they are taught by this sign, as well as by the following prophecy, that they were mistaken: thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; or to them, or “concerning” themf165; whom the captives in Chaldea thought lived so happily, and would continue so: [and] of the land of Israel; or, “upon the land of Israel”f166; inhabitants on it; to this sense the Targum and Septuagint Version interpret it, and…”

“people of the land--the Jews "in the land" of Chaldea who thought themselves miserable as being exiles and envied the Jews left in Jerusalem as fortunate. land of Israel--contrasted with "the people in the land" of Chaldea. So far from being fortunate as the exiles in Chaldea regarded them, the Jews in Jerusalem are truly miserable, for the worst is before them, whereas the exiles have escaped the miseries of the coming siege. land . . . desolate from all that is therein--literally "that the land (namely, Judea) may be despoiled of the fulness thereof"; emptied of the inhabitants and abundance of flocks and corn with which it was filled. because of . . . violence-- (Psa 107:34).”

“The people of the land - Chaldaea. Of the inhabitants - In respect to “the inhabitants.” Desolate from, all that is therein - i. e., stripped of all its inhabitants and of all its wealth. At one and the same time, Jeremiah was prophesying in Jerusalem, and Ezekiel in Chaldaea; the prophecies of the former were sent to the exiles, and those of Ezekiel to the dwellers at Jerusalem, that the guiding hand of One God in different places might be made clear (Jerome). return to 'Top of Page'”

“The people - Thy fellow captives. And of the land - Those that dwell in the countries round about Jerusalem. Her land - Jerusalem's land, so called because it was the head city thereof. Desolate - Because it shortly shall be laid waste, emptied of inhabitants, wealth and plenty. Violence - Injustice, oppression and tyranny of the Jews toward one another. Ezekiel 12:22”

“with carefulness: Kg1 17:10-12 that her: Eze 6:6, Eze 6:7, Eze 6:14, Eze 36:3; Isa 6:11; Jer 4:27, Jer 9:10, Jer 9:11, Jer 10:22, Jer 18:16, Jer 32:28; Jer 33:10, Jer 33:12; Mic 7:13; Zac 7:14 all that is therein: Heb. the fulness thereof, Psa 24:1; Co1 10:26, Co1 10:28 because: Eze 7:23; Gen 6:11-13; Psa 107:34; Jer 6:7; Mic 3:10-12 Ezekiel 12:20”