“O Egypt, to which of the trees of Eden will you compare your strength and glory? You, too, will be brought down to the depths with all these other nations. You will lie there among the outcasts who have died by the sword. This will be the fate of Pharaoh and all his hordes. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
Commentaries
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Application to Pharaoh.
The uncircumcised — The Egyptians, at least their nobles, were circumcised. Pharaoh should thus be dish…
Charles Ellicott
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To whom art thou thus like. —In this closing verse the whole chapter is brought to a point. Egypt, like Assyria in glory,…
John Gill
JohnGill
To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the
trees of Eden ?
&c.] Am…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The king of Egypt resembled the king of Assyria in his greatness: here we see he also resembles him in his pride. And he shall resemble him in his …
Albert Barnes
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