Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:26
I will scatter the Egyptians - Several fled with Apries to Upper Egypt; and when Nebuchadnezzar wasted the country, he carried many of them to Babylon. See on Ezekiel 29:12 ; (note). read more
エゼキエル書 30:20-31 Jcb
Adam Clarke
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:20
In the eleventh year, etc. Assuming that the whole section, Eze 29:17-30:19, were a later insertion, that which follows was written in April, B.C. 586. Its contents show that it was written at or about the time of the abortive attempt of Pharaoh-Hophra to come to the relief of Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 34:21 ; Jeremiah 37:5-7 ). This was the breaking of the arm of Egypt, of which the next verse speaks. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:20-24
One strengthened and another weakened. Historians chronicle the events which take place among the nations, and especially those which bring about the transference of supremacy, hegemony, from one people to another. The great empires of antiquity succeeded one another in a movement both picturesque and instructive. Ezekiel, in this passage, describes the defeat and humiliation of Egypt, and the victory and exaltation of Babylon. But he does more than this; as a religious teacher and prophet... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:20-26
Broken arms. Pharaoh's arms are to be broken, while the arms of the King of Babylon are to be strengthened. This metaphor describes the condition of the great empires that is consequent on the shock of conflict. The broken arm is suggestive of loss of power. I. IT IS A CALAMITY TO LOSE POWER . This is felt to be so physically. So it is spiritually; for there are broken-armed Churches and broken-armed souls. 1. Men suffer great inconvenience who have broken arms . ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:20-26
The broken arm. It is marvelous that men do not realize as a fact how completely dependent they are upon the unseen God. In theory, the bulk of men are theists; in practice, atheists. It would produce a blessed revolution in society if believers in God's nearness lived up to their beliefs. How differently would kings and statesmen act, compared with their ordinary conduct! What a scene of order and quietness would our earth become! I. THAT A CONFLICT BETWEEN NATIONS MAY BE ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:21
I have broken the arm . The metaphor was in itself one of the most familiar ( Ezekiel 17:9 ; Ezekiel 22:6 ; 1 Samuel 2:31 ; Jeremiah 48:25 ). What is characteristic in Ezekiel is the way in which he follows the figure, so to speak, into its surgical details. A man with a broken arm might be cured and fight again; but it was not to be so with Pharaoh. His arm was not to be bound with a roller (the equivalent of the modern process of putting it in "splints"). The Hebrew word for... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:21-24
The broken and the strengthened arm. "I have broken the arm of Pharaoh King of Egypt;" "I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon." These words suggest to us three things. I. GOD 'S ACTION ON ALL THE NATIONS . God was in an especial sense "the God of Israel," but certainly not in an exclusive sense. He was, as he is, the God of all the nations. He was observing, directing, overruling everywhere. If Egypt fell, it was because he "broke the arm of Pharaoh;" if Babylon... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:22-24
The strong, and that which was broken . The image is pressed yet further. A warrior whose sword-arm was broken might go on fighting with his left. Hophra might continue to struggle, though with diminished strength. Ezekiel's words shut out the hope of any such struggle. The left arm also should be broken as the right had been. The Chaldean king should wax stronger and stronger. The sword of Nebuchadnezzar should be as truly "the sword of Jehovah," as that of Gideon had been ( 7:18 ).... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:25-26
The imagery is slightly varied. The arms of the Egyptian king are described, not as broken, but as feeble. They hang down by his side instead of wielding the sword. I will scatter, etc. The prophet dwells once more, repeating the very words of Ezekiel 30:23 and Ezekiel 29:12 with all the emphasis of iteration, on the dispersion which was the almost inevitable sequel of an Oriental conquest. There in the land of exile they should see that they had been fighting against God; and so the... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:22
I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand - When the arm is broken, the sword will naturally fall. But these expressions show that the Egyptians would be rendered wholly useless to Zedekiah, and should never more recover their political strength. This was the case from the time of the rebellion of Amasis. read more