Ezekiel 29:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 29:8-16

This explains the foregoing prediction, which was figurative, and looks something further. Here is a prophecy, I. Of the ruin of Egypt. The threatening of this is very full and particular; and the sin for which this ruin shall be brought upon them is their pride, Ezek. 29:9. They said, The river is mine and I have made it; therefore their land shall spue them out. 1. God is against them, both against the king and against the people, against thee and against thy rivers. Waters signify people... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:15

And it shall be the basest of the kingdoms ,.... That belonged to the Persian monarchy, or to the Macedonian empire, being more kept under than the rest, lest it should regain its former strength and glory; though it became more famous in the times of some of the Ptolemies, yet never recovered its former greatness; and is now exceeding base indeed, as appears from the preceding note: neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations ; so as to conquer them, and make them tributary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:8-16

God's frown, a chill of death. Men have very erroneous ideas of God when they think lightly of making him their foe. They have a vague idea that he is as impotent as one of their idols. Did they but know the magnitude of his power, and his complete supremacy over human affairs, they would feel that his frown was blackest death. The fruits of God's hostility are— I. DISASTROUS WAR . "I will bring a sword upon thee." It would not be true to say that God takes part in every war. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:13-16

Light out of darkness, The case of Egypt was very different from that of Tyre. For inscrutable reasons, Tyre was destined to destruction, and Egypt to recovery and revival. The destruction of one city occupying a rock upon the seashore was the extinction of Tyre. Egypt was a vast territory, peopled by a widespread and prolific race; it might be humiliated, but could not easily be politically annihilated. The fortunes of the land of the Pharaohs were gloomy in the immediate future; but the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:14-16

The meager restoration of Egypt. I. GOD HAS MERCY ON THE HEATHEN . Egypt is to be conquered by Nebuchadnezzar; but in course of time the Chaldean yoke shall be broken off its neck and Egypt shall be restored to national existence. There is here a promise somewhat similar to that which the prophets repeatedly gave in God's name to the Jews. Now, this promise is offered to a heathen people. God is not only the Judge of the heathen; he is also their Savior. He does not deal only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:15

It shall be the basest of the kingdoms . The words describe vividly the condition of Egypt under the Persian monarchy, after its conquest by Cambyses. With the Ptolemies it rose again to something like eminence, but that, it must be remembered, was an alien dynasty. The nationality of Egypt was suppressed, and Alexandria, practically a Greek city, took the place of Memphis, Sais, and Thebes. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 29:14-15

Ezekiel 29:14-15. And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt This captivity of the Egyptians, though not taken notice of by Herodotus, is mentioned by Berosus, in one of the fragments of his history, quoted by Josephus, Antiq., 50. 10. chap. 11, and published with notes by Scaliger, at the end of his books, De Emendatione Temporum, whose remark upon the place is very observable, namely, “The calamities that befell the Egyptians are passed over by Herodotus, because the Egyptian... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-16

Judgment on Egypt (29:1-16)At the time Ezekiel delivered this prophecy against Egypt, Jerusalem was besieged by the Babylonian armies (29:1; see 2 Kings 25:1-2). The Judean king Zedekiah depended upon Egyptian aid in rebelling against Babylon, but Ezekiel knows that to depend on Egypt is to invite defeat. By his condemnation of Egypt in this message, he shows how unacceptable any Judean-Egyptian alliance is in God’s sight (2; cf. 17:15-18; Jeremiah 37:6-10).In this very pictorial prophecy,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 29:15

basest = lowest. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 29:15

Ezekiel 29:15. It shall be the basest of the kingdoms— By base kingdoms is meant, that it should be tributary and subject to strangers, for the much greater part of the time. This is the purport and meaning of the prophesy; and the truth will appear by a short deduction of the history of Egypt from that time to this. It was first of all tributary to the Babylonians, under Amasis; upon the ruin of the Babylonish empire, it was subject to the Persians; upon the failure of the Persian empire, it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 29:8-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:14-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 29:14-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 29:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 29:15

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