Ezekiel 14:13

“Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, &c.] That is, the inhabitants of the land, when they are in general become sinners against God and his law; and not merely sinners, as all men are, but grievous ones, notorious sinners, guilty of very gross enormities, of great prevarication, perfidy, and treachery; for God is a God longsuffering, and has great patience with a people; and does not usually come forth in his judgments against nation, until sin has universally prevailed among them, and they are guilty of grievous abominations, and those continued in: but when this is the case, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it; his hand of vindictive wrath and…”

“staff of . . . bread--on which man's existence is supported as on a staff (Eze 4:16; Eze 5:16; Lev 26:26; Psa 104:15; Isa 3:1). I will send a famine.”

“Jeremiah 14:0; Jeremiah 15:0 is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver to the exiles the same message which Jeremiah conveys to the inhabitants of Judaea. The answer discovers the nature of the questions which had been expressed or implied. (1) Can God cast out a people who are holy unto Himself? (2) Is it just to punish them with utter desolation? The prophet answers: (1) That when a people is so corrupt as to call down national judgment, individual piety shall save none but the individuals themselves. (2) The corrupt condition of the people shall be made so manifest, that none will question the justice of God in dealing thus severely…”

“When - At what time soever. Ezekiel 14:14”

“when: Eze 9:9; Ezr 9:6; Isa 24:20; Lam 1:8, Lam 1:20; Dan 9:5, Dan 9:10-12 break: Eze 4:16, Eze 5:16; Lev 26:26; Isa 3:1; Jer 15:2, Jer 15:3; Lam 4:9, Lam 4:10 and will cut: Eze 14:17, Eze 14:19, Eze 14:21, Eze 25:13; Gen 6:7; Jer 7:20, Jer 32:43, Jer 36:29 Ezekiel 14:14”