Ezekiel 6:14

“So will I stretch out mine hand upon them, &c.] Not unto them, in a way of mercy; but upon, or against them, in a way of judgment. The Targum paraphrases it, “and I will lift up the stroke of my power upon them;” his mighty hand of vengeance: and make the land desolate; by destroying the inhabitants of it: yea, more desolate than the wilderness towards Diblath, in all their habitations; so the Syriac version renders it, “and I will make this land more desolate than the land of Diblath”; but other versions, “I will make the land desolate from the wilderness of Diblath”; to which the Targum agrees; or, “from the wilderness to Diblath”: Kimchi and Ben Melech think this is the same with Riblath;…”

“Diblath--another form of Diblathaim, a city in Moab (Num 33:46; Jer 48:22), near which, east and south of the Dead Sea, was the wilderness of Arabia-Deserta. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 7”

“The gleam of hope is but transitory. Darkness again gathers round, for as yet the prophet is predicting judgment. Ezekiel 6:11 Smite ... stamp - Well-known modes of expressing grief. Ezekiel 6:13 Sweet savor - Compare Genesis 8:21. Words, applied to the smell of sacrifices accepted by God, applied here to idol-sacrifices in irony. Ezekiel 6:14 Toward Diblath - Or, “Diblathaim,” the “Diblathan” of the Moabite stone, one of the double cities of Moab (see Ezekiel 25:9) to the east of which lay the great desert of Arabia. Some read: “unto Riblah” Jeremiah 52:9 and take the margin rendering. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical…”

“Wilderness - The horrid wilderness of Moab. Therein the fiery serpents so much annoyed Israel. Accordingly the land of Canaan is at this day one of the most desolate countries in the world. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 7”

“will I: Eze 16:27, Eze 20:33, Eze 20:34; Isa 5:25, Isa 9:12, Isa 9:17, Isa 9:21, Isa 10:4, Isa 26:11 more desolate than the wilderness: or, desolate from the wilderness Diblath: Num 33:46, Almon-diblathaim, Jer 48:22, Beth-diblathaim, Diblath was a city of Moab and appears from parallel passages to have been situated between Dibon and Abarim or Nebo. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 7”