Ezekiel 29:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-7

Here is, I. The date of this prophecy against Egypt. It was in the tenth year of the captivity, and yet it is placed after the prophecy against Tyre, which was delivered in the eleventh year, because, in the accomplishment of the prophecies, the destruction of Tyre happened before the destruction of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar's gaining Egypt was the reward of his service against Tyre; and therefore the prophecy against Tyre is put first, that we may the better observe that. But particular... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord ,.... Who could eject their king from his kingdom, and deliver him into the hands of his enemy; though he thought no God could, as he boastingly said, before observed: because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel ; alluding to the country of Egypt, which abounded with reeds that grew upon the banks of the river Nile, and other rivers. This signifies that either the Egyptians were weak, and could not help the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 29:6

They have been a staff of reed - An inefficient and faithless ally. The Israelites expected assistance from them when Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem; and they made a feint to help them, but retired when Nebuchadnezzar went against them. Thus were the Jews deceived and ultimately ruined, see Ezekiel 29:7 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-6

The doom of Egypt. I. AN INSPIRED PREACHER PROPHESIES CONCERNING A GREAT FOREIGN NATION . The Hebrew prophet did not confine his attention to the little strip of territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, which we call the Holy Land. He was God's messenger to the world. 1. The heathen are concerned with God ' s messages . God notices them and has intentions concerning them. Therefore: 2. It is the duty of the Church to make God ' s truth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-6

Egypt: a guilty vaunt. Notwithstanding that Judah was now looking to Egypt for deliverance, Ezekiel uttered his strong and unqualified condemnation of that idolatrous power. The Hebrew prophet was always entirely unaffected by considerations of worldly policy. What is here energetically rebuked is the sinful pride of that self-sufficient people. "My river is my own. I have made it for myself," said the Egyptian "crocodile." Whether that tone be taken by Pharaoh or by the country over which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-12

The world-power doomed. The work of the prophet is clear and definite, He does not declare his own speculations, nor the conclusions of his own judgment. He can specify the day and the hour in which God makes known to him his supreme will. Nor is the work so pleasant to the flesh as to induce men to adopt it of their own accord. The true prophet has to set himself against wickedness everywhere, of every sort and kind. He has to forego all human friendships, if he will publish God's Word. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6

A staff of reed unto the house of Israel . Ezekiel reproduces the familiar image of 2 Kings 18:21 ; Isaiah 36:6 . The proverb had not ceased to be true, though the rulers were different. Here, again, the imagery is strictly local. The reeds were as characteristic of the Nile as the crocodiles ( Exodus 1:3 ; Job 40:21 ). The image of the reed is continued in Isaiah 36:7 , and the effect of trusting to its support is described in detail. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6-7

A staff of reed. Egypt is here compared to a staff of reed that had been trusted by Israel and had failed her in the hour of need. Earlier than this the Jews were warned not to trust Egypt because the old empire of the Nile had become weak as one of the reeds that grew by her sacred river. The confidence would be fatal, for the staff would break and pierce the hand of one who leaned upon it ( Isaiah 36:6 ). It was common for the prophets to warn the Jews against the mistake of going down... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6-7

The staff of reed. The figure is a very striking and effective one, however it may have been distasteful to the house of Israel, and even more so to the vaunted prowess of Egypt. I. THE SINFUL AND FOOLISH TRUST OF ISRAEL IN EGYPT . The circumstances in which Judah was placed at the time were such as to make it madness on the part of the remnant at Jerusalem to seek help from Egypt. Not only so; they were strictly forbidden upon Divine authority to act in this manner.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 29:6

Staff of reed - The “reed” was especially appropriate to Egypt as the natural product of its river. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 29:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 29:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 29:6

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