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The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
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A Captured Lion King
Commentators explain this verse refers to the historical capture of King Jehoahaz of Judah by Pharaoh-necho of Egypt. The imagery is powerful: the cruel king, likened to a predatory lion, was caught in a hunter's 'pit' and led away with 'hooks' or 'chains' like a wild animal. This illustrates the humiliating end of his violent, three-month reign.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.
Another - (Ezekiel 19:5) Jehoiachin, wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. —Jehoahaz was conquered by Pharaohnecho, deposed, and carried captive ([R…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet, under the image of a lion, informs us that whatever evils happened to the Israelites could not be imputed to others. We must then…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The nations also heard of him The neighboring nations, particularly the Egyptians; the fame of his behavior reached …
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…
