エゼキエル書 30:25 JCB

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 30:24-26

The Lord described the conflict between Babylon and Egypt as a conflict between two warriors. Nebuchadnezzar would break Hophra’s arms as they battled. Egypt would groan like a wounded soldier. The people would know that Yahweh was God when He put His sword of power into Nebuchadnezzar’s arms and strengthened him to defeat Hophra and when the Egyptians dispersed from their land (cf. Ezekiel 30:17-18; Ezekiel 30:23; Ezekiel 29:12)."The flexed arm was a common Egyptian symbol for the Pharaoh’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:1-26

§ 3. Egypt (Ezekiel 29-32)The most of this series of prophecies against Egypt are connected with dates during the siege of Jerusalem, the time when Ezekiel was silent as a prophet of Israel. They were therefore probably written rather than spoken. Ezekiel 32:0 is dated in the year after the fall of Jerusalem, and Eze 29:17-21 belongs to a much later time. In chronological order the series includes (1) the destruction of the crocodile (Eze 29:1-16), (2) the invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:20-26

The Breaking of Pharaoh’s ArmsThis prophecy appears to have been occasioned by some reverse sustained by Pharaoh shortly before the fall of Jerusalem. Probably the reference is to the failure of his attempt to raise the siege (Jeremiah 37:5-11). The disaster is metaphorically described as the breaking of one of Pharaoh’s arms. Ezekiel predicts that God will break the other arm also, so that Pharaoh will drop his sword. The king of Babylon’s arms will be strengthened. God’s sword will be put... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 30:1-26

Ezekiel 30:6 The last historian of the Jesuit Order, the one who brought down their own history of themselves to about 1652, since when it has not been continued lived to see the suppression of the order in 1773. He has left us his opinion as to why they were put down, why the Almighty allowed so useful a society to be extinguished; and he comes to the conclusion that it is on account of their pride. 'We have been inordinately proud,' he confesses; 'we have set ourselves above everything, every... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26

EGYPTEzekiel 29:1-21; Ezekiel 30:1-26; Ezekiel 31:1-18; Ezekiel 32:1-32EGYPT figures in the prophecies of Ezekiel as a great world-power cherishing projects of universal dominion. Once more, as in the age of Isaiah, the ruling factor in Asiatic politics was the duel for the mastery of the world between the rival empires of the Nile and the Euphrates. The influence of Egypt was perhaps even greater in the beginning of the sixth century than it had been in the end of the eighth, although in the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 30:1-26

Ezekiel 29-30. First Egypt’s desolation is announced (Ezekiel 29:1-12 ). The king of Egypt addressed in this prophecy was Pharaoh-Hophra, called in Greek, Apries. He was the grandson of Pharaoh-Necho, who defeated King Josiah at Meggido 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 . King Zedekiah of Judah expected help and relief from Pharaoh-Hophra, when Jerusalem was besieged. The Egyptian army under Hophra advanced through Phoenicia and forced the Chaldeans to raise the siege of Jerusalem Jeremiah 37:5-21 . But... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ezekiel 30:25

30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, {h} when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.(h) By which we see that tyrants have no power of themselves, neither can do any more harm than God appoints and when he wills they must cease. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26

JUDGMENTS ON GENTILE NATIONS The prophet’s “dumbness” enjoined in the last chapter, was only towards his own people, and the interval was employed in messages touching the Gentiles. These nations might have many charges laid against them, but that which concerned a prophet of Israel chiefly was their treatment of that nation see this borne out by the text. Their ruin was to be utter in the end, while that of Israel was but temporary (Jeremiah 46:28 ). Seven nations are denounced, “the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ezekiel 30:20-26

The subject of Egypt takes up another sermon of the Prophet, and at a distant period from the former; which may serve to teach us how sure the word of the Lord is, and that no word gone out of his mouth can fall to the ground. Hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:20-26

20-26 Egypt shall grow weaker and weaker. If lesser judgments do not prevail to humble and reform sinners, God will send greater. God justly breaks that power which is abused, either to put wrongs upon people, or to put cheats upon them. Babylon shall grow stronger. In vain do men endeavour to bind up the arm the Lord is pleased to break, and to strengthen those whom he will bring down. Those who disregard the discoveries of his truth and mercy, shall know his power and justice, in the... read more