Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 30:1-26
Ezekiel 30:5 . Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia or Ludd. These allies of Egypt fell alike under the Assyrians, justly called “the bloody Assyrians.” The western shores of the Nile were then fertile districts; but now the western storms blow the sands of the deserts into the river, and impoverish the adjacent soil. Ezekiel 30:13 . I will cause images to cease out of Noph. The vengeance should begin on their images or idol gods; and after that, as foretold by another prophet, the sceptre of... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26
Chapter 30In chapter 30:The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! ( Ezekiel 30:1-2 )So he is going around howling, "Woe worth the day!"For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia ( Ezekiel 30:3-4 ),And he tells of the destruction that is going to come against these... read more