Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
through the fire—As "the fire" is omitted in Ezekiel 20:26, FAIRBAIRN represents the generation here referred to (namely, that of Ezekiel's day) as attaining the climax of guilt (see on Ezekiel 20:26), in making their children pass through the fire, which that former generation did not. The reason, however, for the omission of "the fire" in Ezekiel 20:26 is, perhaps, that there it is implied the children only "passed through the fire" for purification, whereas here they are actually burnt to death before the idol; and therefore "the fire" is specified in the latter, not in the former case (compare II Kings 3:27).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 20:31:
Ezekiel 20:26
Ezekiel 20:30
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