Ezekiel 30:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-19

The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is here very full and particular, as well as, in the general, very frightful. What can protect a provoking people when the righteous God comes forth to contend with them? I. It shall be a very lamentable destruction, and such as shall occasion great sorrow (Ezek. 30:2, 3): ?Howl you; you may justly shriek now that it is coming, for you will be made to shriek and make hideous outcries when it comes. Cry out, Woe worth the day! or, Ah the day! alas... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:17

The young men of Aven and of Phibeseth shall fall by the sword ,.... Aven is the same with On, of which Potipherah was priest in Joseph's time and whose daughter he married, Genesis 41:45 , the same with Heliopolis, or Bethshemesh, the city of the sun, see Jeremiah 43:13 ; see Gill on Jeremiah 43:13 ; where was the temple of the sun, and where it was worshipped; and so it is rendered by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions. It is called here "Aven", or "vanity", because... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 30:17

Aven - Or On, the famous Heliopolis, or city of the sun. Pibeseth - Bubastum or Bubaste, by a slight alteration of the letters. It is situated on the eastern branch of the Nile, towards Arabia. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-19

The Lord's day in Egypt. The Lord's day is the day in which God comes nearest to men and manifests himself. Whether he will come as our Friend or as our Foe depends on our state of mind towards him. He has not abandoned the race of men. They are on trial, undergoing discipline. Now and again he comes near, either in his radiant robes of grace or in solemn aspect as an impartial Judge. Even when he approaches nations in the latter character, he gives premonitions of his coming, and this is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:17

The young men of Aven ; the "On" of Genesis 12:1-20 :45, the "house of the sun" of Jeremiah 43:13 , the Heliopolis of the LXX . and Vulgate. The form Aven ( Hebrews for "a vain thing!" as in Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 10:5 ) was perhaps chosen as a word of scorn pointing to the idolatry of the city. Pibeseth ; LXX ; Bubastos . The city situated on the Suez Canal, begun by Necho and finished under Ptolemy II . (Herod; 2.59). It derived its name from the eat-headed goddess... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 30:17

Aven - The same as “On” Genesis 41:45, or “Heliopolis.” The word “Aven” means also “transgression” (compare Hosea 10:8). Some have thought that here too Ezekiel substituted the word “Aven” for “On” to mark the “sin” of idolatry there in full vogue.Pi-beseth - The Bubastis of Herodotus. The hieroglyphic name is “Pe-bast,” the house of Bast (the Egyptian Artemis, the cat-headed goddess). Bubastis was situated on the easternmost, the Pelusian, branch of the Delta. The road from Pelusium to Memphis... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 30:17-18

Ezekiel 30:17-18. The young men of Aven, &c. Aven is the same with On, mentioned Genesis 41:45, in aftertimes called Heliopolis, as the margin here explains it, because of a temple or image there dedicated to the sun: see notes on Isaiah 19:18; Jeremiah 43:13. The word is so translated both here and Genesis 41:45, by the LXX., who were very well acquainted with Egypt and all the principal places of it. And they translate Phibeseth, Bubastum. At Tehaphnehes Elsewhere written ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26

Desolation of Egypt (30:1-26)God’s coming judgment on Egypt will be a day of terror for other nations besides Egypt (30:1-3), because when Egypt falls many of its neighbouring allies will suffer also (4-5). These allies will be terrified as news reaches them of the calamities in Egypt. The invading army will overrun Egypt from north to south, killing the people and burning their cities (6-8). The people in neighbouring Ethiopia (NIV: Cush; GNB: Sudan) will be terror-stricken, knowing that they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:17

Aven = On, or Heliopolis (Beth = shemesh, city or house of the Sun), north of Memphis. Pi-beseth . In some codices written as one word; in others as two words: Pi being "the" in Coptic, and Pasht = the Egyptian goddess Artemis . Now Tel Basta , in the Delta, north of Memphis. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 30:17

Ezekiel 30:17. Aven—Phibeseth.— Heliopolis—Bubastum. read more