Bible Commentary

And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 23. The consequence of breaking Pharaoh’s arms will be the utter defencelessness of the people of Egypt, which shall be scattered into all lands. In Eze 30:26 their dispersion is looked at from the other side, and said to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:23”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. Verse 22. I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.] When the arm is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:22”

Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 21. broken the arm ] While the Chaldeans were besieging Jerusalem the army of Pharaoh Hophra … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:21”

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 20 26. A new prophecy against Egypt, four months before the fall of Jerusalem Pharaoh seems to have quite recently suffered a defeat ( Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:20”

Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. 19. The purpose of these convulsions among the nations is that Jehovah the true God may be known; and this purpose will not fail. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt,…. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:19”

At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 18. Tehaphnehes, spelled somewhat differently Jer 2:16. Jer 43:8 speaks of a royal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:18”

The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these [cities] shall go into captivity. 17. young men of Aven ] i.e. On or Heliopolis, “city of the sun,” Jer 43:13; cf. Gen 41:45. The obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle belonged to the sun temple in On; and in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:17”

And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph [shall have] distresses daily. 16. rent asunder ] i.e. broken through by armed assault, cf. Eze 26:10 (last words). have distresses daily ] distresses (or adversaries) in the day-time; cf. Zep 2:4, “they shall drive … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:16”

And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. 15. Sin, called here the “bulwark of Egypt,” is usually identified with Pelusium, which lying on the N. E. frontier of the country might be considered the key to it. multitude of No ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:15”

And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. 14. Pathros is upper Egypt, or its capital, Eze 29:14. Zoan, or Tanis, the modern San, on the south shore of lake Menzaleh, according to Num 13:22 built seven years after Hebron, cf. Psa 78:12; Psa 78:43. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:14”