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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:27

And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised ,.... That is, shall not lie in such state, or be buried with such pomp and magnificence, and have such sepulchral monuments erected to their memory, as other heroes among the Heathens have had; such as the mighty kings of Assyria and Persia before mentioned: which are gone down to hell , or "the grave", with their weapons of war ; which were never taken from them, and which they held in their hands to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:28

Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised ,.... Kimchi, and so others, think this is said to Pharaoh king of Egypt; but rather it respects the prince of the Scythians, who should fall into the hands of Heathens, and be destroyed by them: and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword ; be buried with them, or in like manner as they are; and not as mighty warriors, who die a natural death in their own country, and are buried in a stately and magnificent manner;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:29

There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes ,.... In the next place, near the graves of the above mentioned, and in the same ruinous and desolate condition, lie the famous kingdom of Idumea, and the several kings and dukes of it, from the first setting of it up, to its last destruction prophesied of, Ezekiel 25:12 , of many of which mention is made, Genesis 36:15 , which with their might are laid by them that are slain with the sword ; who, notwithstanding their powerful armies,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:30

There be the princes of the north ,..... The kings of Babylon, according to Kimchi, which lay north of Judea; or the princes of Syria, Damascus, and Tyre, especially the latter, which commonly goes along with Zidon, being near it, as follows: and all the Zidonians . The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "and all the hunters"; but wrongly; as also the Septuagint and Arabic versions, which read the princes or soldiers of Assyria. The Zidonians or inhabitants of Zidon are meant as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:31

Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over his multitude ,.... That is, when Pharaoh is brought to the grave, and into the state of the dead, he shall look about him, and see who lie by him; and he shall behold the above mentioned kings of Assyria, Persia, Idumea, and the princes of Tyre and Zidon, and all their mighty armies, generals and soldiers, in the same condition with himself; and this shall be some solace to him in his own death, and at the loss of so great a kingdom, such... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:18

Cast them down - Show them that they shall be cast down. Proclaim to them a casting down prophecy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:19

Whom dost thou pass in beauty? - How little does it signify, whether a mummy be well embalmed, wrapped round with rich stuff, and beautifully painted on the outside, or not. Go down into the tombs, examine the niches, and see whether one dead carcass be preferable to another. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:21

Out of the midst of hell - שאול sheol , the catacombs, the place of burial. There is something here similar to Isaiah 14:9 , where the descent of the king of Babylon to the state of the dead is described. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:22

Asshur is there - The mightiest conquerors of the earth have gone down to the grave before thee; there they and their soldiers lie together, all slain by the sword. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:23

Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit - Alluding to the niches in the sides of the subterranean caves or burying-places, where the bodies are laid. These are numerous in Egypt. read more

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