Ezekiel 7:10

“Behold the day, behold, it is come, &c.] That is, the day of trouble and distress, said to be near, (<260703>Ezekiel 7:3); the morning is gone forth; (see Gill on “<260707>Ezekiel 7:7”); the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded; both these phrases may be understood of Nebuchadnezzar; he was the rod, with which the Lord smote his people, as the Assyrian monarch is called the rod of his anger, (<231005>Isaiah 10:5): and was a very proud prince, and had budded and blossomed, and had brought forth much bad fruit of that kind; (see <270315> Daniel 3:15 4:30,37); or these may be separately considered; the rod may be interpreted of Nebuchadnezzar, which had been growing up, and preparing for the…”

“rod . . . blossomed, pride . . . budded--The "rod" is the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument of God's vengeance (Isa 10:5; Jer 51:20). The rod sprouting (as the word ought to be translated), &c., implies that God does not move precipitately, but in successive steps. He as it were has planted the ministers of His vengeance, and leaves them to grow till all is ripe for executing His purpose. "Pride" refers to the insolence of the Babylonian conqueror (Jer 50:31-32). The parallelism ("pride" answering to "rod") opposes JEROME'S view, that "pride" refers to the Jews who despised God's threats; (also CALVIN'S, "though the rod grew in Chaldea, the root was with the Jews"). The "rod" cannot…”

“The morning - Rather, “The conclusion:” a whole series (literally circle) of events is being brought to a close. Others render it: Fate. The day of trouble ... - Or, The day is near; a tumult Zechariah 14:13, and not the echo of (or, shouting on) the mountains. The contrast is between the wild tumult of war and the joyous shouts of such as keep holiday. Ezekiel 7:10 Rod - Used here for tribe Exodus 31:2. The people of Judah have blossomed into proud luxuriance. In Ezekiel 7:11 it means the rod to punish wickedness. The meaning of the passage is obscure, owing to the brief and enigmatic form of the utterance. We may adopt the following explanation. The Jews had ever exulted in their national…”

“Is come - Of your wickedness; pride and violence in particular. Ezekiel 7:11”

“7:10 blossomed to full flower: In their wickedness and pride, the people of Israel were ripe to be plucked (cp. Amos 8:1-2).”

“it: Eze 7:6; Th1 5:3 the morning: Eze 7:7 the rod: Eze 19:14, Eze 21:10, Eze 21:13; Num 17:8; Isa 10:5 pride: Pro 14:3, Pro 16:18; Isa 28:1; Dan 4:37; Jam 4:6 Ezekiel 7:11”

“Second Strophe Eze 7:10. Behold the day, behold, it cometh; the fate springeth up; the rod sprouteth; the pride blossometh. Eze 7:11. The violence riseth up as the rod of evil: nothing of them, nothing of their multitude, nothing of their crowd, and nothing glorious upon them. Eze 7:12. The time cometh, the day approacheth: let not the buyer rejoice, and let not the seller trouble himself; for wrath cometh upon the whole multitude thereof. Eze 7:13. For the seller will not return to that which was sold, even though his life were still among the living: for the prophecy against its whole multitude will not turn back; and no one will strengthen himself as to his life through his iniquity. Eze…”