Ezekiel 33:29

“Then shall they know that I am the Lord, &c.] An omniscient Being, that could foresee and foretell what would come to pass; and omnipotent, able to do whatever he pleased, and true and faithful to his word; and a sovereign Lord, whose will cannot be resisted; this they should see, own, and acknowledge: when I have laid the land most desolate, because of all their abominations which they have committed: for though he is a sovereign Lord, yet he does not execute his judgments in an arbitrary way, merely cause it is his will, but because of the abominable sins committed by men, which provoke the eyes of his glory.”

“The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory. Ezekiel 33:24 Those wastes - The places in the holy land devastated by the conqueror. Abraham - The argument is, Abraham was but one man, and he had the promise of the land, though he did not at once possess it; much more shall we, the descendants of Abraham, being many, retain this promise and possess the land, though for a time we are depressed and subject. Compare Matthew 3:9; John 8:33,…”

“shall: Eze 6:7, Eze 7:27, Eze 23:49, Eze 25:11; Exo 14:18; Psa 9:16, Psa 83:17, Psa 83:18 because: Eze 6:11, Eze 8:6-15, Eze 22:2-15, Eze 22:25-31, Eze 36:17, Eze 36:18; Kg2 17:9-18; Ch2 36:14-17; Jer 5:1-9, Jer 5:25-31; Mic 6:9-12; Zep 3:1-4 Ezekiel 33:30”