Eze 9:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. exceeding —literally, "very, very"; doubled. perverseness —"apostasy" [GROTIUS ]; or, "wresting aside of justice." Lord . . . forsaken . . . earth . . . seeth not —The order is reversed from . There they speak of His neglect of His people in their misery; here they go farther and deny His providence ( ), so that they may sin fearlessly. God, in answer to Ezekiel's question ( ), leaves the difficulty unsolved; He merely vindicates His justice by showing it did not exceed their sin: He would have us humbly acquiesce in His judgments, and wait and trust.

Ezekiel 9:9

9. exceeding—literally, "very, very"; doubled.

perverseness—"apostasy" [GROTIUS]; or, "wresting aside of justice."

Lord . . . forsaken . . . earth . . . seeth not—The order is reversed from Eze 8:12. There they speak of His neglect of His people in their misery; here they go farther and deny His providence (Ps 10:11), so that they may sin fearlessly. God, in answer to Ezekiel's question (Eze 9:8), leaves the difficulty unsolved; He merely vindicates His justice by showing it did not exceed their sin: He would have us humbly acquiesce in His judgments, and wait and trust.