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Ezekiel 32:1-32
The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1-32
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 32:1-16Ezekiel 32:1-16 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIt 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 world, will wonder at th…The Fall of Egypt; Lamentation for Pharaoh. (b. c. 587.)Ezekiel 32:1-16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE FALL OF EGYPT; LAMENTATION FOR PHARAOH. (B. C. 587.) Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, Ezekiel 32:2. It concerns ministers to be much of a serious spirit, and, in or…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1Ezekiel 32:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryIn the twelfth year, etc. March, B.C. 584, nineteen months attar the destruction of Jerusalem. The two sections of the chapter, Ezekiel 32:1-16 and Ezekiel 32:17-32, belong to the same year, and probably, though the dat…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1-10Ezekiel 32:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryJudgment on a proud king. The mightiest king is not irresponsible. Although he may find no authority on earth to exercise control over him, he shall find that an unseen Power holds him in check, and chastises his oppres…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1-10Ezekiel 32:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod's teaching in history. As the prophet continues his utterance in the same strain, our thought is directed to the same class of truths, and we learn— I. THAT GREAT SINNERS ARE GREAT TROUBLERS. Egypt was a young lion…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 32:1-16It 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 world, will wonder at th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Fall of Egypt; Lamentation for Pharaoh. (b. c. 587.)THE FALL OF EGYPT; LAMENTATION FOR PHARAOH. (B. C. 587.) Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, Ezekiel 32:2. It concerns ministers to be much of a serious spirit, and, in or…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1In the twelfth year, etc. March, B.C. 584, nineteen months attar the destruction of Jerusalem. The two sections of the chapter, Ezekiel 32:1-16 and Ezekiel 32:17-32, belong to the same year, and probably, though the dat…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1-10God's teaching in history. As the prophet continues his utterance in the same strain, our thought is directed to the same class of truths, and we learn— I. THAT GREAT SINNERS ARE GREAT TROUBLERS. Egypt was a young lion…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:1-10Judgment on a proud king. The mightiest king is not irresponsible. Although he may find no authority on earth to exercise control over him, he shall find that an unseen Power holds him in check, and chastises his oppres…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:2The noxiousness of a sinful nation. In order to justify the humiliation and the calamities appointed for Egypt, the prophet mentions the evil which the king and people of that land have committed, and which an omniscien…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:2Thou art like a young lion; rather, with the Revised Version, thou wast likened unto a young lion. The two clauses of the verse stand in direct contrast to each other. Flatterers, orators, courtiers, had used the usual…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 32:3I will spread out my net. The imagery of Ezekiel 29:3 is repeated, with a variation as to the mode of capture. There is no evidence that the crocodile was ever taken with a net; but Ezekiel may have chosen the compariso…Joseph S. Exell and contributors