John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 5:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famines, &c.] Either famine itself, which is as an arrow; it is taken out of the quiver of the Lord of hosts, and is shot by him; and moves swiftly when it has a commission; and is very destructive: or arrows which bring on a famine, such as drought, excessive rains, blasting, mildew, locusts, &c. or arrows which the famine brings, as leanness, faintness, blackness, and death; and, in either sense, are evil ones; and are sent of God for the following end: which shall be for [their] destruction, [and] which I will send to destroy you; God’s design in sending them was to destroy, and that was answered; and a very destroying arrow famine is, and therefore called evil: and I will increase the famine upon you; or “gatherf95 [it] upon”, or “against you”; as if it was an army with bows and arrows: and will break your staff of bread: take away the virtue from the little they had, that that should not nourish and satisfy; (see Gill on “<260416>Ezekiel 4:16”).

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