John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 16:53

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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When I shall bring again their captivity, &c.] The captivity of Sodom and Samaria, as after mentioned: the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters; which some understand as what never will be, as it never yet has been: Sodom remains to this day a dead sea, and the ten tribes are not returned: then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them; that is, it shall never be brought again, according to the above sense; but rather this is to be understood of the calling of the Gentiles, comparable to Sodom for their wickedness, as the great city of Rome is, (<661108>Revelation 11:8); and of the calling of God’s elect among the ten tribes, scattered up and down among the Gentiles, by the preaching of the apostles; and when the fulness of the Gentiles is brought in then will follow the conversion of the Jews, and all Israel will be sawed, (<451125>Romans 11:25,26); for it is certain those sisters, Sodom and Samaria, were to be restored, and received into the church, and given to her for daughters, (<261661>Ezekiel 16:61); thus the conversion, of the Gentiles is signified by bringing again the captivity of Moab and Ammon, in (<244847>Jeremiah 48:47 49:6).

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