Ezekiel 32

Ezekiel 32:1

IN the twelfth yeer] Of the Captivitie of Jehoiachin, Ezekiel 1:2.

Ezekiel 32:2

lion of the nations] In crueltie and violence. See Chap. 19. 2.

whale] Or, dragon. Or, crocodile. See Chap. 29. 3. Thus the Scriptures compare Tyrants to crell and huge beasts which devoure all that be weaker then they, and such a they may overcome.

camest forth] By reason of the convenient situation of thy kingdome thou diddest undertake divers enterprises, annoying and invading of other countries. A similitude taken from Crocodiles which come up into the land by divers arms of Nilus.

Ezekiel 32:3

spreade out my net] Chap. 12. 13. & 17. 20.

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Then will I leave thee] Chap. 29. 5.

Ezekiel 32:5

with thy height] With heapes of the carcasses of thine armie.

Ezekiel 32:6

the land wherein thou swimmest] Or, the land of thy swimming. That is, the land subject to thy Empire; namely, Egypt: and as Nilus overfloweth Egypt, so will I make the bloud of thine host to overflow it.

Ezekiel 32:7

put thee out] Or, extinguish.

I will cover the heaven] Joel 2. 31. & 3. 15. Matthew 24:29. I will fill the world with horrour, and terrour at thy ruine. See Isaiah 13:10.

Ezekiel 32:8

bright lights of heaven] Heb. light of the light in heaven.

dark over thee] Heb. them dark.

set darknesse upon thy land] By this manner of speech is meant the great sorrow that shall be for the slaughter of the King and his people. Others, I will deprive thee of all advice, wisdome, and direction, and will bring all thy state into confusion, and extreame miseries.

Ezekiel 32:9

I will also vex] Heb. provoke to anger, or griefe. Seeing so mighty a Kingdom perish, and the King of Babylon grown so great.

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moment] Chap. 26 16.

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the terrible] Chap. 28. 7. & 30. 11. & 31. 12.

pompe of Egypt] This came to passe within a few yeers after this prophecie.

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great waters] From off the land of Egypt, which is abundantly watered, and therefore very fruitfull.

neither shall the foot] Chap. 29. 11.

trouble them any more] A figurative description of a mighty desolation of a waterish countrey, wherein there is neither man nor beast for to trouble the waters.

Ezekiel 32:14

waters deep] To wit, of the Chaldeans thine enemies, which shall quickly enjoy all thy commodities.

Ezekiel 32:15

destitute of that whereof it was full] Heb. desolate from the fulnesse thereof.

Ezekiel 32:16

the daughters] The cities and commonalties.

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twelfth yeer] See vers. 1.

moneth] Namely, the twelfth moneth, vers. 1.

Ezekiel 32:18

wail for the multitude] Make some kind of funerall exequies for Egypt, by lamentations, or mournfull songs, according to the custome: and for the funerall of other nations likewise.

cast them down] That is, prophecie, that they shall be cast down: thus th Lord giveth his Prophets power both to plant and to destroy by his word: read Jr. 1. 10.

Ezekiel 32:19

Whom dost thou passe] O Egypt, what priviledge hast, or deservest thou, more then all the other profane nations, and kingdomes? Thou must even perish, as all the rest have, and must do, Chap. 31. 18.

with the uncircumcised] Chap. 28. 10.

Ezekiel 32:20

shall fall in the midst] God will make a generall destruction of such people by warre; to do which, he hath already given the Chaldeans a commission.

she is delivered] Or, the sword is laid

draw her] Or, they shall draw. That is, Egypt, even as one would draw a dead carcasse.

Ezekiel 32:21

mightie shall speak] To make the matter more sensible, he useth a poticall and ironicall representation, of the entertainment which other Princes and warlike nations, and especially those which were Egypts confederates and were already dead, would give Pharaoh at his coming into hll. See Isaiah 14:9. Or when he shall be brought down, Isa. 14. 14, 15. Matthew 11:23.

his graves] Namely, the graves of his men which were slain in the warres.

Ezekiel 32:23

caused terrour] Or, caused dismaying. Who had also been violent and tyrannicall in this world, like Egypt.

Ezekiel 32:24

There is Elam] Meaning the King and people of Persia, or of some part of it. Genesis 10:22.

the living] Whom in this life all the world feared.

Ezekiel 32:26

There is Meshch] Genesis 10:2. That is, the Cappadocians and Italians, or Spaniards, as Josephus writeth.

Ezekiel 32:27

not lie with the mighty] These Kings did not die gloriously, having overcome their enemies, neither are buried triumphantly with their armes, a it is the manner to honour warriours burials; but these are dead basely, being overcome, and discomfited by their enmies.

the uncircumcised] Which died not by cruell death, but by the course of nature, and are honourably buried with their Coatarmour, and signes of honour.

with their weapons of warre] Heb. with weapons of their warre.

their iniquities shall be upon their bones] They which have not sufferd punishment for their faults and tyrannies in this life, but it hath been reserved for them, to be inflicted upon them after their death, by reason that no man durst undertake o punish them whilest they lived.

Ezekiel 32:28

thou shalt be broken] Namely, thou O King of Egypt.

Ezekiel 32:29

all her princes] Genesis 36:40.

laid] Heb. gien, or put.

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with their terrour] Notwithstanding, or together with that grat power with which they kept men subject to their tyrannie.

are ashamed of their might] Because that it could not save them but is at the last come to nothing.

Ezekiel 32:31

shall be comforted] As the wicked rejoyce when they see others partakers of their miseries.

Ezekiel 32:32

I have caused my terrour] I will make the Egyptians afraid of me, as they caused others to fear them. Others, I have stayed their fury through my terrible judgements.