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A Predator on the Throne
Commentators agree that this verse portrays one of Judah's final kings not as a shepherd, but as a predatory lion. Instead of protecting his people, he plundered their wealth, destroyed their cities, and ruled through oppression. This serves as a stark biblical warning about the corrupting nature of power and the devastation caused by wicked leadership.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 19:4–9
18th Century
Theologian
Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.
Another - (Ezekiel 19:5) Jehoiachin, wh…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 19:7
19th Century
Bishop
Knew their desolate palaces. —This verse continues to describe the abominations of Jehoiachin’s ways. The word “desolate palaces,”…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 19:7
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 19:7
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Ezekiel 19:1–9
17th Century
Minister
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…