Make the stars thereof dark. — This verse follows very closely Isaiah 13:10, spoken of Babylon. In this and the following verse the judgments of God are described in the common prophetic figure of changes in the heavenly bodies. (See Note on Ezekiel 30:18, and references there.)
Verse Ezekiel 32:7. _I WILL COVER THE HEAVEN_] Destroy the _empire_. _MAKE THE STARS THEREOF DARK_] Overwhelm all the _dependent states_. _I WILL COVER THE SUN_] The _king_ himself. _AND THE MOON...
Ezekiel 31:1. Pharaoh's greatness is described in the first part of the chapter (Ezekiel 31:1). He is compared to the Assyrian, once so powerful and proud. The fall and desolation of the proud monarch...
THE DIRGE OVER PHARAOH. A dirge is now sung over Pharaoh, in which he is likened, as before (Ezekiel 29:3), to a crocodile brutal and turbulent; but Yahweh will catch him in His net, and hurl his huge...
PUT THEE OUT. extinguish thee. I WILL COVER, &c. Compare Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 14:12.Joel 2:10; Joel 3:15.
_put thee out_ i.e. extinguish thee. Pharaoh is regarded as a brilliant luminary; cf. Isaiah 14:12, "How art thou fallen from heaven, O shining one, morning star!" It is doubtful if there is any ref....
I WILL COVER THE HEAVEN, &C.— See Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 30:26 where the same metaphors are used, to denote the downfal of states and governments....
VI. DIRGE OVER PHARAOH 32:1-16 TRANSLATION (1) And it Came to Pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (2) Son of...
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. WHEN I SHALL PUT THEE OUT - when I...
TWO LAMENTATIONS FOR PHARAOH AND EGYPT This chapter consists of two prophecies, both dated more than a year and a half after the capture of Jerusalem, and separated from each other by a fortnight. In...
PUT.. OUT] RV 'extinguish.' Pharaoh is represented as a heavenly luminary, at the extinction of which the other heavenly bodies veil their light. Some suppose that there is a special reference to the...
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 32 A FUNERAL SONG FOR EGYPT – EZEKIEL 32:1-16 V1 God
וְ כִסֵּיתִ֤י בְ כַבֹּֽותְךָ֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וְ הִ
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
The sixth prophecy followed the fifth after an interval of nearly two years, but was closely associated with it, in that it consisted of a lamentation for Pharaoh whose doom was first described as the...
And when I shall (f) put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. (f) The word signifies to be put out as...
_Out, like a candle, by death; extinctus. (Haydock) --- The glory of Egypt was so great, that at its fall the light of heaven seemed diminished. (Worthington) --- Great desolation is thus intimated. -...
I cannot but believe, though the thing is not plainly revealed, that the Lord hath in this place a spiritual meaning, and which is principally intended by these scriptures. Surely Ezekiel ministry wou...
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...
AND WHEN I SHALL PUT THEE OUT,.... As a candle is put out, or some great light or blazing torch is extinguished; such was the king of Egypt in his splendour and glory; but now should be like a lamp pu...
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. Ver. 7. _And when I shall put thee o...
_And when I shall put thee out_ When I shall cast thee down from thy power, and extinguish all thy glory. _I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark_ It is well known that the downfall...
LAMENT OVER THE KING OF EGYPT...
And when I shall put thee out, as when one extinguishes the light of a candle, I WILL COVER THE HEAVEN AND MAKE THE STARS THEREOF DARK, to express mourning and condolence; I WILL COVER THE SUN WITH A...
PUT THEE OUT: Or, extinguish...
1-16 It becomes us to weep and tremble for those who will not weep and tremble for themselves. Great oppressors are, in God's account, no better than beasts of prey. Those who admire the pomp of this...
PUT THEE OUT; as a torch is extinguished, ISAIAH 43:17, so I will put out thy light, and turn thee into darkness. COVER THE HEAVEN; either by dark vapours that arise from blood and putrefying carcasse...
Ezekiel 32:7 out H3518 (H8763) cover H3680 (H8765) heavens H8064 make H6937 stars H3556 dark H693
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh, I will throw my dragnet over you, with a large group of many peoples, And they will bring you up in my net. And I will leave you on the land, I will cast you out on the...
“And when I blot you out I will cover the heavens, And make their stars dark, I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon will not give her light. All the bright lights of heaven will I darken...
THE SIXTH ORACLE. A LAMENT OVER PHARAOH AND EGYPT (EZEKIEL 32:1). The date of the oracle is March 585 BC. It follows the destruction of Jerusalem. The versions vary, seeking to alter the date to befor...
CONTENTS: Lamentation for Pharaoh and Egypt. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Pharaoh, Nebuchadrezzar. CONCLUSION: Great potentates, if they be tyrannical and oppressive, are in God's account no better than...
Ezekiel 32:2 _. _ _Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh,_ compose a funeral elegy for Egypt. Send out thy letters to Egypt as Jeremiah wrote to Babylon, and give them a space for repentance....
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 32:1 This oracle repeats the call to “lament” (vv. Ezekiel 32:2, Ezekiel 32:16). The poe
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 32:7 The DARKNESS ON YOUR LAND alludes to the exodus story (see Ezekiel 30:13; also...
PROPHETIC DIRGES OVER EGYPT’S FALL (Chap. 32) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 32:1. “IN THE TWELFTH YEAR”—in the twelfth year from the carrying away of Jehoiakin: Jerusalem was by this time overthrown, an...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 32:1 IN THE TWELFTH YEAR, etc. March, B.C. 584, nineteen months attar the destruction of Jerusalem. The two sections of the chapter, Ezekiel 32:1 and Ezeki
Now in chapter 32, because this is his sad destiny, he takes up this lamentation. A lamentation is a wailing or a crying for the Pharaoh. You lament, or you wail. And it came to pass in the twelfth y...
Amos 8:9; Exodus 10:21; Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 30:3; Isaiah 13:10;...
Put thee out — As a torch is extinguished. Cover the sun — Probably some unusual darkness was seen in the heavens, and on the earth, about that time....