Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 30:2-4
Ezekiel 30:2-4. Thus saith the Lord, Howl ye, &c. The prophet addresses the inhabitants of Egypt. Wo worth the day Ah! the day: alas! what sad times are approaching. Even the day of the Lord The time of God’s vengeance, wherein he will manifest his sore displeasure against Egypt and its allies; a cloudy day A day that shall be dismal with calamities. Times of trouble have often this appellation. It shall be the time of the heathen Wherein they shall be punished. Great pain... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 30:5
Libya, and Lydia - Or, as in Ezekiel 27:10, Phut and Lud.The mingled people - Foreigners, who settled in Egypt. The Saite dynasty of Egyptian kings were especially favorable to foreign immigrants. Hophra employed many of them in his armies, and in this way, according to Herodotus, lost the affections of his Egyptian subjects. See Jeremiah 25:20 note.Chub - The word occurs here only. It was some tribe in alliance with Egypt, either of African race like Lud and Phut, or settlers like the “mingled... read more