Ezekiel 4:14

“Then said I, ah, Lord God! &c.] The interjection “ah” is expressive of sighing and groaning, as Jarchi; or of deprecation, as the Targum, which paraphrases it, ““and I said”, receive my prayer, O Lord God:” behold, my soul hath not been polluted; not meaning that his soul had not been polluted with sin, or with an evil thought, as Kimchi interprets it; but by his soul he means the inward part of his body, his stomach and belly; which had not been defiled by taking in meats which were unclean by the law, as follows: for from my youth up, even till now, have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; these were forbidden to be eaten by the law; and such that did were…”

“Ezekiel, as a priest, had been accustomed to the strictest abstinence from everything legally impure. Peter felt the same scruple at a similar command (Act 10:14; compare Isa 65:4). Positive precepts, being dependent on a particular command can be set aside at the will of the divine ruler; but moral precepts are everlasting in their obligation because God cannot be inconsistent with His unchanging moral nature. abominable flesh--literally, "flesh that stank from putridity." Flesh of animals three days killed was prohibited (Lev 7:17-18; Lev 19:6-7).”

“Abominable flesh - Flesh that had become corrupt and foul by overkeeping. Compare Leviticus 19:7. return to 'Top of Page'”

“4:14-15 The prophet protested that he had never eaten anything unclean. The Lord relented, allowing Ezekiel to cook his food over cow dung and to follow the law regarding disposal of human excrement (see Deut 23:12-14).”

“Ah: Eze 9:8, Eze 20:49; Jer 1:6 my soul: Act 10:14 have I: Exo 22:31; Lev 11:39, Lev 11:40, Lev 17:15 abominable: Lev 19:7; Deu 14:3; Isa 65:4, Isa 66:17 Ezekiel 4:15”