John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 29:16

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 29:16

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 29:16

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah." — Ezekiel 29:16 (ASV)

And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel ,
&c.] It having been treacherous to them, and moreover subdued by the Chaldeans, the Jews, even after their return from captivity, put no more confidence in them; it being now become as it is here prophesied it would, the basest of the kingdoms, more weak, and in a more abject state, than the rest, and so despised by its neighbours, as it was by the Jews:

which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look
after them ;
as they had done in time past, when they looked after them for help, and expected it from them, and trusted in them, and served their idols; which brought to the Lord's remembrance former iniquities and idolatries, for which he punished them; but now they should do so no more:

but they shall know that I am the Lord God ;
not the Egyptians, but the Israelites; who being returned from captivity, shall acknowledge and serve the only true God, and no more worship the idols of the nations.