Chapter 32

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am 3417, bc 587

in the twelfth On Wednesday, March 22, am 3417, the twelfth year of Jeconiah's captivity, about a year and half after the destruction of Jerusalem, and at a time when Pharaoh was in power and prosperity. Ezek 32:17, Ezek 1:2, Ezek 29:1, Ezek 29:17, Ezek 30:20


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take up Ezek 32:16, Ezek 32:18, Ezek 19:1, Ezek 27:2, Ezek 27:32, Ezek 28:12; Jer 9:18

Thou art like Ezek 19:2-6, Ezek 38:13; Gen 49:9; Num 24:9; Prov 28:15; Jer 4:7; Nah 2:11-13

and thou art as Ezek 29:3; Ps 74:13-14; Isa 27:1, Isa 51:9

whale or, dragon

and troubledst Ezek 34:18


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Ezek 12:13, Ezek 17:20; Eccl 9:12; Jer 16:16; Lam 1:13; Hos 7:12; Hab 1:14-17


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Ezek 29:5, Ezek 31:12-13, Ezek 39:4-5, Ezek 39:17-20; 1Sam 17:44-46; Ps 63:10, Ps 74:14; Ps 79:2-3, Ps 83:9-10, Ps 110:5-6; Isa 14:19, Isa 18:6, Isa 34:2-7, Isa 66:24; Jer 8:2; Jer 25:33; Joel 3:19; Rev 19:17-18


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And I To represent the power, rapaciousness, and cruelty of Pharaoh, he had been compared to a fierce young lion, and also to an immense, overgrown sea-monster, or crocodile; and here it is predicted that God would cast a net over him, by which many companies of people should drag him out of his rivers, and cast him into the open field, mountains, valleys, etc., to be devoured by birds and beasts of prey; that is, his ruin would be complete, and attended with terrible miseries to the Egyptians, and afford a large booty to their enemies.


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water Exod 7:17; Isa 34:3, Isa 34:7; Rev 14:20, Rev 16:6

the land Egypt, so called because interspersed by numerous canals, and overflowed annually by the Nile.

wherein thou swimmest or, of thy swimming


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put thee out or, extinguish thee, Job 18:5-6; Prov 13:9

I will cover the heaven Destroy the empire. Ezek 30:3, Ezek 30:18; Exod 10:21-23; Isa 13:10, Isa 34:4; Jer 13:16; Joel 2:2, Joel 2:31, Joel 3:15; Amos 8:9; Matt 24:29; Rev 6:12-13

make Overwhelm the dependent states.

the sun The king.

the moon The queen, or some state less than the kingdom.


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bright lights of heaven Heb. lights of the light in heaven, Gen 1:14

dark Heb. them dark, Prov 20:20

set darkness upon Involve the whole land in desolation and woe.


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vex Heb. provoke to anger, or grief, Rev 11:18, Rev 18:10-15

when Ezek 29:12, Ezek 30:23, Ezek 30:26; Jer 25:15-25


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amazed Ezek 27:35; Deut 29:24; 1Kgs 9:8

my sword Deut 32:41

and they Ezek 26:16, Ezek 30:9; Exod 15:14-16; Jer 51:9; Zech 11:2; Rev 18:10


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The sword Ezek 26:7, Ezek 30:4, Ezek 30:22-25; Jer 43:10, Jer 46:13, Jer 46:24-26


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the terrible Ezek 28:7, Ezek 30:11, Ezek 31:11; Deut 28:49-50; Hab 1:6-7

they shall Ezek 29:19; Isa 25:2-3


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destroy Ezek 29:8, Ezek 30:12

neither Ezek 32:2, Ezek 29:11, Ezek 34:18


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and cause The neighbouring countries shall be in a state of quietness, like a river that smoothly glides along, having no longer a political crocodile to foul their waters, or to disturb their peace.


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destitute of that whereof Heb. desolate from the fulness thereof, Ezek 29:12, Ezek 29:19-20; Ps 24:1, Ps 107:34

then Ezek 6:7, Ezek 30:26; Exod 7:5, Exod 14:4, Exod 14:18; Ps 9:16, Ps 83:17-18


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Ezek 32:2, Ezek 26:17; 2Sam 1:17, 2Sam 3:33-34; 2Chr 35:25; Jer 9:17


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in the twelfth Ezek 32:1, Ezek 1:2

the fifteenth That is, of the twelfth month, just a fortnight after the preceding prophecy.


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wail Ezek 32:2, Ezek 32:16, Ezek 21:6-7; Isa 16:9; Mic 1:8; Luke 19:41; Rom 12:15

cast That is, predict that they shall be cast down. Ezek 43:3; Jer 1:10; Hos 6:5

the daughters The cities and colonies of the celebrated nations afterwards enumerated.

unto the Ezek 32:21, Ezek 32:24-32, Ezek 26:20, Ezek 31:14; Ps 30:9, Ps 63:9; Isa 14:15


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dost Ezek 27:3-4, Ezek 28:12-17, Ezek 31:2, Ezek 31:18

go Isa 14:9-15

with Ezek 32:21, Ezek 32:24, Ezek 32:29-30, Ezek 28:10; 1Sam 17:26, 1Sam 17:36; Jer 9:25-26


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fall Ezek 32:23-26, Ezek 32:29-30, Ezek 29:8-12

she is delivered to the sword or, the sword is laid

draw Ps 28:3; Prov 24:11; Jer 22:19


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strong Pharaoh is here represented as descending into the regions of the dead, whither many mighty warriors and potentates had gone before him, who welcome him to their dreary mansion. Ezek 32:27; Isa 1:31, Isa 14:9-10; Luke 16:23-24

gone Ezek 32:19, Ezek 32:24-25; Num 16:30-34; Ps 9:17, Ps 55:15; Prov 14:32


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Ezek 32:24, Ezek 32:26, Ezek 32:29-30, Ezek 31:3-18; Num 24:24; Ps 83:8-10

Asshur Isa 30:33, Isa 37:36-38; Nah 1:7-12, Nah 3:1-19


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graves The niches in the sides of the subterranean burying places. Ezek 26:20; Isa 14:15

which Ezek 32:24-27, Ezek 32:32, Ezek 26:17, Ezek 26:20; Isa 14:16, Isa 51:12-13

terror or, dismaying

the land Ezek 26:20; Job 28:13; Ps 27:13, Ps 116:9, Ps 142:5; Isa 38:11; Jer 11:19


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Elam Gen 10:22, Gen 14:1; 1Chr 1:17; Jer 25:25, Jer 49:34-39; Dan 8:2

which are Ezek 32:18, Ezek 32:21, Ezek 26:20

which caused Ezek 32:23

borne Ezek 32:25, Ezek 32:30, Ezek 16:52, Ezek 16:54, Ezek 34:29, Ezek 36:6-7, Ezek 36:15, Ezek 39:26, Ezek 44:13; Jer 3:24-25; Hab 2:16


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set her Ps 139:8; Rev 2:22

a bed A cell, or bier, in the sepulchral vault, in which the corpse was deposited.

all of them Ezek 32:19, Ezek 32:21, Ezek 44:7, Ezek 44:9; 2Sam 1:20; 1Chr 10:4; Acts 7:51

though Luke 12:4-5


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Meshech Supposed to be the Moschi, a people between Iberia and Armenia, from whom, probably the Muscovites are descended. Ezek 27:13, Ezek 38:2-3, Ezek 39:1; Gen 10:2, Gen 10:12; 1Chr 1:5

Tubal Probably the Tibarenians, a people of Pontus, west of the Moschians.

all of Ezek 32:19-20, Ezek 32:24

caused Ezek 32:23, Ezek 32:27, Ezek 32:32


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shall not Ezek 32:21; Job 3:13-15; Isa 14:18-19

to hell That is, to the grave; and are buried in their armour, with their weapons lying by their sides, as was a very ancient practice in various nations.

their weapons of war Heb. weapons of their war, Isa 54:17; 2Cor 10:4

but Ezek 18:20; Job 20:11; Ps 49:14, Ps 92:7, Ps 92:9, Ps 109:18; Prov 14:32; John 8:24


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Dan 2:34-35


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Edom Ezek 25:1-17, Ezek 35:1-15; Gen 25:30, Gen 36:1-19; Isa 34:1-17, Isa 63:1-6; Jer 49:7-22; Amos 1:11-12; Obad 1:1, Obad 1:2-9; Mal 1:3-4

laid Heb. given, or put


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the princes The kings of Media, Armenia, and other nations north of Chaldea, or of the Syrians and others north of Judah, with "all the Zidonians," kings of Zidon, Tyre, and other cities of Phoenicia. Ezek 38:6, Ezek 38:15, Ezek 39:2, Jer 25:22

and bear Ezek 32:24-25


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Pharaoh shall Pharaoh, who said he was a god, shall be found among the dead.

shall be Shall console himself, when he sees all these mighty nations and proud conquerors in the same condition as himself. Ezek 14:22, Ezek 31:16; Lam 2:13


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Ezek 32:27; Gen 35:5; Job 31:23; Jer 25:15-38; Zeph 3:6-8; 2Cor 5:11; Heb 10:31; Rev 6:15-17


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