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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 19:1-9

Here are, I. Orders given to the prophet to bewail the fall of the royal family, which had long made so great a figure by virtue of a covenant of royalty made with David and his seed, so that the eclipsing and extinguishing of it are justly lamented by all who know what value to put upon the covenant of our God, as we find, after a very large account of that covenant with David (Ps. 89:3, 20), a sad lamentation for the decays and desolations of his family (v. 38, 39): But thou hast cast off... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:4

The nations also heard of him ,.... The neighbouring nations, particularly the Egyptians; the fame of his behaviour reached them; they were informed how he used his own subjects, and what designs he had formed, and what preparations he was making against his neighbours; wherefore they thought it proper to oppose his measures in time, and to hinder him from proceeding and putting his projects into execution, by coming out against him, and fighting with him, as they did: he was taken in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:4

The nations also heard of him - The king of Egypt, whose subjects were of divers nations, marched against Jerusalem, took Jehoahaz prisoner, and brought him to Egypt. Thus: - He was taken in their pit - Here is an allusion to those trap-pits digged in forests, into which the wild beasts fall, when the huntsmen, surrounding a given portion of the forest, drive the beasts in; by degrees narrowing the inclosure, till the animals come to the place where the pits are, which, being lightly... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:4

Verse 4 He afterwards adds, that the nations had heard, and were taken in their pit-fall. Here Ezekiel states that Jehoahaz was hurled from the royal throne, and taken captive by the Egyptians, not only because God had beheld his cruelty, but because the Gentiles had observed it; and it was notorious among them all. In this way he signifies that the cruelty of King Jehoahaz was intolerable: and he mentions him, since all the neighboring nations had heard of his fame, and had conspired to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:1-9

The parable of the lion's whelps. I. THE LION - LIKE CHARACTER OF ISRAEL . This character was especially given to the tribe of Judah, from which the royal family came ( Genesis 49:9 ). There should be something of the better nature of the lion in the people of God. 1 . Strength . With one blow of his paw the lion can break the neck of a bull. The nation of Israel was strong. The Church of God is strong with the might of God. God does not only save his children as weak... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:1-9

The downfall of the princes. For the interpretation of this figurative and poetical portion of Ezekiel's prophecies, reference must be made to the close of the Second Books of Kings and of Chronicles, where the obscure and humiliating history of the last days of the monarchy of Judah is briefly recorded. Ezekiel's dirge concerns partly what had already taken place, and partly what was immediately about to happen. The lessons to be learnt from the history and the lamentation are of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:1-9

Kingly power abused. Without doubt, the main cause of Israel's fall was the waywardness and vice of her kings. With few exceptions, they gave themselves up to evil ways. Corruption at the fountainhead became corruption in all the streams of national and domestic life. Idolatry was the root; and tyranny, anarchy, violence, and cruelly were the branches. This soon became intolerable to the surrounding nations. I. KINGLY POWER WAS INTENDED AS A BENEFIT . What the shepherd is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:1-9

A lamentation for fallen princes. "Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say, What was thy mother?" etc. Here are three preliminary inquiries. 1 . Who is addressed by the prophet? Or, whom are we to understand by the pronoun "thy"? "What was thy mother?" "Jehoiachin is addressed," says the 'Speaker's Commentary.' Hengstenberg says, "The address is to the man Judah, the people of the present." And Schroder, "The address is directed to the people." But,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:4

The nations also heard of him, etc. The fact that lies under the parable is that Egypt and its allies began to be alarmed as they watched the aggressive policy of Jehoahaz, as men are alarmed when they hear that a young lion is in the neighbourhood, and proceed to lay snares for him. In chains, etc.; literally, nose rings, such as were put into the nostrils of brutes or men ( Ezekiel 38:4 ; 2 Kings 19:28 ; Isaiah 37:29 ). The mention of Egypt points to the deportation of Jehoahaz... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 19:4-9

Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.Ezekiel 19:5Another - Jehoiachin who soon showed himself no less unworthy than Jehoahaz. The “waiting” of the people was during the absence of their rightful lord Jehoahaz, a captive in Egypt while Jehoiakim, whom they deemed an usurper, was on the throne. It was not until Jehoiachin succeeded, that they seemed to themselves to have a monarch of their own 2 Kings 24:6.Ezekiel 19:7Their desolate palaces - Rather, his... read more

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