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They put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.
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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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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 to the king of Babylon. — 2 Kings 24:8–17. Jehoiachin reigned only three months when Jerusalem was conquer…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they put him in ward in chains Or "in an enclosure"; or "in a collar with hooks" F2; put a collar of …
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…
