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Ezekiel 29:16

And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, the fact by which the downfall of Judah was brought about, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them, that is, the fact that the Jews turned to Egypt for help and sought deliverance with an idolatrous nation causes the Lord to remember that He was bound to punish them; but they shall know that I am the Lord God. It is always foolish, and usually disastrous as well, for believers to turn to the enemies of God for help and deliverance in any emergency.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The false confidence of the Israelites “brought to remembrance,” i. e., discovered in the sight of God and man their “iniquity,” i. e., their treachery and perjury to the Chaldaeans; their falsehood b...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 29-30. First Egypt's desolation is announced (Ezekiel 29:1). The king of Egypt addressed in this prophecy was Pharaoh-Hophra, called in Greek, Apries. He was the grandson of Pharaoh-Necho, who...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 29-32. ORACLE AGAINST EGYPT. Next and last to be denounced is Egypt, the great rival of Babylon, and consequently the opponent of Yahweh's purpose. The separate oracles were written either not...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    INIQUITY. Hebrew. _avah_. App-44. THEY SHALL KNOW, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:10....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHICH BRINGETH, &C.— _Prompting them to mischief when they took after them,_ &c....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE ECLIPSE OF EGYPT 29:1-32:32 In the four Chapter s devoted to Egypt Ezekiel speaks seven words from the Lord. All but one of these words are given specific dating. Why such a larg...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    II. THE PRIZE OF EGYPT 29:7-21 TRANSLATION (17) And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (18) Son...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. IT SHALL BE...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CROCODILE Pharaoh is compared to the crocodile of the Nile. God will drag him forth with hooks, and cast him, with the fish that stick to his scales, into the wilderness, as a p...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    § 3. EGYPT (EZEKIEL 29-32) The most of this series of prophecies against Egypt are connected with dates during the siege of Jerusalem, the time when Ezekiel was silent as a prophet of Israel. They wer...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 29 *PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT – EZEKIEL 29:1-16 V1 It w

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. — Here the result of this judgment in God’s providence concerning His people is brought out: they had hitherto continually transgressed by looking to Egypt for a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה ־עֹוד֩ לְ בֵ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    EGYPT Ezekiel 29:1; Ezekiel 30:1; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1 EGYPT figures in the prophecies of Ezekiel as a great world-power

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Ezekiel then uttered the doom of one. Egypt had been the principal foe of the people of God, and against her were uttered seven prophecies, which are placed here in an order of purpose rather than in...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth [their] (h) iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD. (h) L...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Remark, I pray you, Reader, the blessedness of this promise. Egypt, as a Gentile nation, is to be gathered; and though ever after she is to be kept in the greatest humbleness, yea, as a base nation, b...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29, 30, 31, AND 32. Chapter s 29-32 contain the judgment of Egypt. Egypt sought, in the self-will of man, to take the place which God had in fact given to Neb...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT SHALL BE NO MORE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL,.... It having been treacherous to them, and moreover subdued by the Chaldeans, the Jews, even after their return from captivity, put no m...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth [their] iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD. Ver. 16....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _It shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel_ At the same time that the Jews put confidence in Egypt they distrusted the promises and assistance of God, and forsook him to comply with th...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-16 Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God, and should use it for God. Why, then, do we boast? Self is the great idol whi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE CONFIDENCE: on every occasion the Jews were wont, against express prohibition, to renew friendship with Egypt, and make leagues for defence by them, and here they sinfully rested, as ISAIAH 30:2,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 29:16 confidence H4009 house H1004 Israel H3478 remind H2142 (H8688) iniquity H5771 follow H6437 (H8800)

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And it shall no more be the one in whom the house of Israel put their trust, bringing their iniquity into remembrance when they turn to look after them. And they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ORACLES AGAINST EGYPT (EZEKIEL 29:1 TO EZEKIEL 32:32). This section of the book is composed of seven oracles issued against Egypt. The fact that there are seven is probably deliberate in order to...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST ORACLE AGAINST EGYPT (EZEKIEL 29:1). In this oracle Egypt is likened to a monster crocodile which Yahweh will hunt and dispose of (2-5), because of Pharaoh's pretensions (Ezekiel 29:3), and...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy against Egypt. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: Those who abuse their power will justly be stripped of it. Those who pride themselves in prosperity,...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 29:2. _Set thy face against Pharaoh._ Against the dragon, the alligator, for the Nile once had alligators. The figurative language here is very majestic, and calculated to impress the Egyptian...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 29:1 The seventh and last of the nations addressed, Egypt (like Tyre) receives seven oracles. If the chief interest in Tyre was economic, the leading issue for Egypt is militar...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 29:9 A brief BECAUSE section (v. Ezekiel 29:9) repeats the accusation against Egypt from v....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE FIRST OF FOUR Chapter S DIRECTED AGAINST EGYPT (Chap. 29) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—“Pharaoh, a monarch with whom the Hebrews were frequently in contact, is represented as vaunting in the security of his...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 29:1 IN THE TENTH YEAR, etc. The precision with which the dates of the several portions of the prophecy against Egypt are given, here and in Ezekiel 29:17; Ez

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter 29: In the tenth year (Ezekiel 29:1), That would be the year 587 B.C. And in the tenth month, the twelfth day of the month (Ezekiel 29:1), This prophecy came to Ezekiel...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel 17:15; Ezekiel 21:23; Ezekiel 28:22;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Which — Which sinful reliance on the arm of flesh provoked God to call to mind their other iniquities. When — When they forgot God, and respected Egypt. They — The house of Israel....

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