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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 32:1-16

Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, Ezek. 32:2. It concerns ministers to be much of a serious spirit, and, in order thereunto, to be frequent in taking up lamentations for the fall and ruin of sinners, as those that have not desired, but dreaded, the woeful day. Note, Ministers that would affect others with the things of God must make it appear that they are themselves affected with the miseries which sinners bring upon themselves by their sins.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:14

Then will l make their waters deep ,.... Either the water, of Egypt literally, the waters of the Nile: no canals being cut from it, to carry the water to the several parts of the land, the land being depopulated, and no business done: or, figuratively, other nations, compared to waters for their numbers, who before had been disturbed by the Egyptians; but now they being destroyed, these would be at ease, like troubled waters, which subside, and: become deep and clear, when there is none to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 32:14

Cause their rivers to run like oil - Bring the whole state into quietness, there being no longer a political hippopotamus to foul the waters - to disturb the peace of the country. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 32:11-14

The sword of the King of Babylon , etc. The effects of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion are now described in language which seems plain enough, but in which we may read between the lines an allusive reference to the previous symbolism. Thus in Ezekiel 32:13 we are thrown back upon the thought of the "troubled waters" of Ezekiel 32:2 . The Nile was no longer to be troubled by the foot of beasts; the streams of justice were no longer to be defiled with a selfish corruption, but were to run smooth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 32:11-16

The downfall of one involves the downfall of many. Every man is linked to society by organic ties. A king especially holds an important and responsible place. He is the key-stone of the arch. "No man liveth unto himself." He lifts others up or drags others down. He goes not to heaven, nor to hell, alone. I. WAR IS THE SCOURGE IN GOD 'S HAND . "By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitudes to fall." Even the angry passions of men God utilizes for righteous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 32:13-14

The unvisited river; or, life at a low level. The great river appropriately represented the great nation which it enriched; and the picture of the fall of the kingdom includes the desertion of the banks of these "great waters" by man and beast ( Ezekiel 32:14 ); and also the sinking of the river itself: "Then will I cause their waters to subside" (Fairbairn's translation). Such a river as the Nile may well illustrate— I. A NOBLE LIFE . It is a source of beauty and fertility, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 32:14

Still waters of death. The waters of Egypt are to settle and so to be clean. From being a highway of commerce the Nile is to become an undisturbed inland river. The water-wheels shall be still, the splash of the oar shall be no more heard. The silent river shall be left to its own peace—the peace of death. I. SIN DESTROYS CIVILIZATION . The river is the busy scene of Egyptian life and activity. Its waters will be quiet because Egypt will lose its energy. This is represented as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 32:14

A promise of a return of God’s favor. This concerns not the restoration of Egypt’s original power, but the establishment of the Divine Ruler in the place of a pagan God-opposing power. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 32:13-14

Ezekiel 32:13-14. I will also destroy the beasts thereof Their horses, in which they trusted so much, Isaiah 31:3, and other cattle, feeding in their rich pastures by the river sides. Neither shall the foot of man, nor the hoofs of beasts, &c. The country shall be so deserted that the waters of the river shall not be fouled by man or beast. But we may understand the prophet here as speaking metaphorically, and by the beasts of Egypt, intending its armies, which had frequently... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 32:1-32

The end of Egypt (32:1-32)Again Pharaoh (or Egypt) is likened to the mythological monster of the Nile who will be caught, dragged out of the river and left to rot in the sun. His blood will flow over the land and his carcass will be meat for birds and wild animals (32:1-6; cf. 29:3-5). A terrifying darkness throughout the country will impress upon people that this judgment is the work of the sovereign God (7-8).Neighbouring nations will tremble when they see multitudes of Egyptian people killed... read more

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