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And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.

Another - (Ezekiel 19:5) Jehoiachin, wh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Knew their desolate palaces. —This verse continues to describe the abominations of Jehoiachin’s ways. The word “desolate palaces,”…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He again confirms what he said about the cruelty of King Jehoiakim, but the phrase is mixed, as he retains only a part of the simile and then speak…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he knew their desolate palaces He took notice of the palaces or seats of the richest men of the nation, and pillaged them of th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to t…

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