In the visions of God he brought me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was a structure like a city on the south.
All Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:2 Go To Ezekiel 40
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Mountain; Moria, in spirit. On the eastern side, the road to the city was level. Walls were added after the captivity, on the other sides. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 6.)
City, the temple was so large.
South, to one coming from the north, though the temple lay on that side of the town, Psalm xlvii. 2. (Calmet)
Septuagint read mongod, "over-against "instead of mongob, "south "which has perplexed many. (Houbigant)
Ezechiel was placed on Sion, which was not very high, but here it denotes the Church. Jerusalem was in ruins. (Worthington)
