Ezekiel 30:22-24 - Exposition

The strong, and that which was broken . The image is pressed yet further. A warrior whose sword-arm was broken might go on fighting with his left. Hophra might continue to struggle, though with diminished strength. Ezekiel's words shut out the hope of any such struggle. The left arm also should be broken as the right had been. The Chaldean king should wax stronger and stronger. The sword of Nebuchadnezzar should be as truly "the sword of Jehovah," as that of Gideon had been ( 7:18 ). Figuratively, he should stand before him groaning as a man wounded to the death. So in Jeremiah 43:9 ; Jeremiah 44:30 ; Jeremiah 46:26 , we have allusions to an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, which was to end in his sitting on his throne in the stronghold of Tahapanes.