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Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, says the Lord Yahweh.
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A Hollow Comfort
Commentators explain that Pharaoh's 'comfort' is a perverse one. He finds solace not in redemption, but in seeing that other powerful nations have also been brought down to ruin. Scholars call this a 'poor comfort indeed,' highlighting the grim reality that the only consolation for the wicked in judgment is having company in their misery.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Comforted — By the knowledge that his ruin is no more than that of every world-power.
19th Century
Anglican
Shall be comforted.— Compare to Ezekiel 31:16.
Here the series of prophecies against foreign nations concludes. It…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over his multitude That is, when Pharaoh is brought to the grave, and into…
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Various nations are mentioned as having gone down to the grave before Egypt, who are ready to give her a scornful reception; these nations had rece…
