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Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
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A Conspiracy of Nations
Commentators explain that "the nations" refers not just to the Babylonian empire but to a coalition of surrounding provinces. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note that Judah's neighbors, including Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, actively conspired with and assisted the Babylonians in capturing the king of Judah. This emphasizes the complete political isolation and overwhelming opposition Judah faced.
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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
The nations. —As in Ezekiel 19:4, for one nation: in that case Egypt, in this Babylon. The plural is naturally used, as several na…
16th Century
Protestant
Since the word נתן, nethen, is often understood to mean “to utter a voice,” some explain this passage as meaning that the nations came wit…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the nations set against him Or, "gave against him" {y}; that is, their voice, as Kimchi; they called to one ano…
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…
