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The Silencing of the Oppressor
Commentators highlight the profound justice in this verse. The king, who acted like a predatory lion with a 'voice' that terrorized his own people, is now captured, caged, and silenced. Scholars see this as a clear principle: God righteously humbles and brings down those who have terrified and oppressed others.
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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 19:9
19th Century
Bishop
Brought him to the king of Babylon. — 2 Kings 24:8–17. Jehoiachin reigned only three months when Jerusalem was conquer…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 19:9
16th Century
Theologian
He pursues the same subject, saying that King Jehoiakim, after being taken captive, was bound with fetters and chains, adding that he was brought t…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 19:9
17th Century
Pastor
And they put him in ward in chains
Or "in an enclosure"; or "in a collar with hooks" F2; put a collar of …
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…