7. multiplied--rather, "have been more abundantly outrageous";
literally, "to tumultuate"; to have an extravagant rage for idols.
neither have done according to the judgments of the nations--have not
been as tenacious of the true religion as the nations have been of the
false. The heathen "changed" not their gods, but the Jews changed
Jehovah for idols (see
Eze 5:6,
"changed My judgments into wickedness," that is, idolatry,
Jer 2:11).
The Chaldean version and the Masora support the negative.
Others omit it (as it is omitted in
Eze 11:12),
and translate, "but have done according to the
judgments," &c. However, both
Eze 11:12
and also this verse are true. They in one sense "did according to the
heathen," namely, in all that was bad; in another, namely, in that
which was good, zeal for religion, they did not.
Eze 5:9
also proves the negative to be genuine; because in changing their
religion, they have not done as the nations which have not
changed theirs, "I (also) will do in thee that which I have not
done."
JFB.
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