To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shall you be brought down with the trees of Eden to the nether parts of the earth: you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord Yahweh.
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Application to Pharaoh.
The uncircumcised — The Egyptians, at least their nobles, were circumcised. Pharaoh should thus be dish…

To whom art thou thus like. —In this closing verse the whole chapter is brought to a point. Egypt, like Assyria in glory,…

To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the
trees of Eden ?
&c.] Am…

The king of Egypt resembled the king of Assyria in his greatness: here we see he also resembles him in his pride. And he shall resemble him in his …
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