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You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,
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A King's Sealed Fate
Commentators identify the "deadly wounded wicked one" as Zedekiah, the prince of Israel. They clarify that the original Hebrew word translated as "profane" in some versions is better understood as "wounded" or "overthrown." This signifies that his fate is sealed and his downfall is as good as done.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon’s march upon Judea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go out not on Judah only, but also on …
19th Century
Anglican
Profane.— The prophet now turns from the people as a whole to the individual prince at their head. The word for “profane”…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel Meaning Zedekiah, the then reigning prince; who is so called, because he h…
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By the Spirit of prophecy Ezekiel foresaw Nebuchadnezzar's march from Babylon, which he would determine by divination. The Lord would overturn the …