Bible Commentary

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause [their] images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. 13. destroy the idols ] On “idols” ch. Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:13”

And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken [it]. 12. make the rivers dry ] Cf. Isa 19:5-6. The expression is scarcely figurative (Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:12”

He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 11. terrible of the nations ] Cf. ch. Eze 28:7, Eze 31:12, Eze 32:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:11”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 10. The instrument whom Jehovah uses is here named for the first time, except in the later passage, ch. Eze 29:17-21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The multitude; the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:10”

In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh. 9. messengers in ships ] Cf. Isa 18:2. The word “ships” again Num 24:24; Isa 33:21. go forth from me ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:9”

And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and [when] all her helpers shall be destroyed. 8. “Fire” is a frequent figure for war and its desolations, Eze 30:14 ; Eze 30:16, ch. Eze 15:5, Eze 20:47, Eze 39:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:8”

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries [that are] desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities [that are] wasted. 7. A frequently recurring expression; cf. Eze 29:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 7. Shall be desolate] All these countries shall be desolated, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:7”

Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. 6. the tower of Syene ] from Migdol to Syene; cf. Eze 29:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:6”

Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. 5. See on Eze 27:10; Heb. is Cush and Phut and Lud. For Cush LXX. reads Persians as Eze 27:10, for Phut Cretans, and for Lud … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:5”

And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 4. great pain ] anguish, a late word, cf. Eze 30:9. her multitude ] Ch. Eze 29:19; cf. Eze 29:10; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 30:4”