Ezekiel 14:21

“For thus saith the Lord God, how much more, &c.] If the Lord would not be entreated by such good men as those mentioned, for a land that had sinned against him, to whom he only sends some one of the above judgments, either famine, or noisome beasts, or the sword, or the pestilence, how much more inexorable and deaf to all entreaties must he be; or if anyone of those judgments makes so great a desolation in the land, then how much greater must that detraction be, when I send my four sore judgments on Jerusalem: or “evil”f191 ones; as they are to men, though righteously inflicted by the Lord; when all these four are sent together, what a devastation must they make! namely, the sword, and the…”

“How much more--literally, "Surely shall it be so now, when I send," &c. If none could avert the one only judgment incurred, surely now, when all four are incurred by sin, much more impossible it will be to deliver the land.”

“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…”

“How much more - If they could not be able to keep off one of the four, how much less would they be able to keep off all four, when I commission them all to go at once. Ezekiel 14:22”

“14:21 Jerusalem was worse off than the hypothetical country of 14:12-20 in two respects. First, Jerusalem did not have Noah, Daniel, and Job; instead, the city was filled with unrighteous people. Second, it would not be hit with one single judgment plague but with all four of these dreadful punishments at once. It is therefore not surprising that all her people and animals would be destroyed.”

“How much more when: or, Also when my four: Eze 14:13, Eze 14:15, Eze 14:17, Eze 14:19, Eze 5:12, Eze 5:17, Eze 6:11, Eze 6:12, Eze 33:27; Jer 15:2, Jer 15:3; Amo 4:6-12; Rev 6:4-8 Ezekiel 14:22”