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.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. read more
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,In the seven and twentieth year — Of Jeconiah's captivity, the year after the conquest of Tyre. read more
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:Caused — The army, and commanders were weary of the siege, but the immovable resolution of the king kept them on.A great service — It was service to the justice of God. It was great service both for hardness of work, heaviness of burdens, and length... read more
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.Her multitude — Common people, who shall be made captives, and servants or slaves.Her prey — What she had before taken from others.The wages — God will be behind-hand with none, who do any service for him; one way or other he will recompence them. None shall kindle a fire at... read more
I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.They — The Babylonians.For me — God's work was doing by them, tho' they thought nothing less. read more
In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.The horn — Jehoiakim, who was then advanced by Evil-Merodach.The opening of the mouth — Thou shalt have liberty, to open thy mouth in comforting the good among them, and to give praise to God. read more
3. Great dragon In the Chinese Book of Changes the dragon is the symbol of the sage and the king (Edkins, Ancient Symbolism, p. 9). The dragon of the rivers (or, Nile canals, Exodus 7:17-24) must be the crocodile, which, even to this day is called Pharaoh by the fellaheen. (Compare Job 41:13; Isaiah 27:1.) My river is mine own, and I have made it The canals of Egypt are still called “rivers” by the Egyptians. A great canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea had been projected... read more
4. I will put hooks in thy jaws So the crocodile was sometimes caught ( Herodotus, 2:70). The fish which stick to his scales represent the Egyptian population and dependencies such as Gaza and Jerusalem and other towns which had foolishly trusted to the Pharaoh for help against the Assyrians. read more
5. Thou shalt not be brought together The decayed and broken carcass should not have an honored burial, but should be left to the jackals and vultures (Ezekiel 39:17). read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 29:15
It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.No more rule — Though in the times of the Ptolemeys, it was considerable, yet then, even then it did not rule the nations about her. read more