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He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness of it, because of the noise of his roaring.
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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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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
Knew their desolate palaces. —This verse continues to describe the abominations of Jehoiachin’s ways. The word “desolate palaces,”…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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…
