Ezekiel
Verse 2. Day of vengeance, ( Calmet.) when the Lord shall judge, (1 Corinthians 5:2) and Egypt shall fall a prey to the most powerful nation of the Chaldees. Worthington.
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Ezekiel 30
Historical chapter commentary
Ezekiel
Verse 4. Ethiopia. Hebrew “Chus,” denoting part of Arabia, or rather Ethiopia.
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Verse 5. Lydia. Hebrew “Phut,” near Egypt. Calmet.—These troops were paid. Bible.—Chub, in Mareotis.—Covenant: the Jews or auxiliaries. Septuagint add, “the Persians and Cretans.” Calmet.—There were Persians in Africa who followed Hercules. Pliny verse 8.
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Verse 9. Messengers; the Chaldeans. Calmet.—The Nile was navigable as far as Syene. Saint Jerome
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Verse 12. Dry. The canals were obstructed ( Calmet.) which rendered cavalry useless. Herod. ii. 108.
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Verse 13. Memphis, the capital of Lower Egypt, ( Calmet.) where the idol or bull ( Bible.) Apis was fed. Calmet.—Here Amasis overcame Apries. Herod. ii. 168.—The Chaldees made war on the gods as well as on the people.—Prince Amasis was tributary to Babylon. Some of this probably regards the times of Cambyses and Ochus. Usher, A. 3478 and 3653. Calmet. See Calmet. 29:14. Bible.
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Verse 14. Taphnis, or Tanis, famous for the miracles of Moses. Calmet.—Alexandria. In the Hebrew No, which was the ancient name of that city, which was afterwards rebuilt by Alexander the Great, and from his name called Alexandria. Challoner.—Septuagint “Memphis or Diospolis;” ( Calmet.) or Thebes, capital of Higher Egypt; (Boch.) though it seems rather a maritime town. Nahum 3:8. Calmet.
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Verse 15. Pelusium. Hebrew Sin, ( Bible.) “muddy,” has the same import as πηλος. Calmet.—The place is now called Damietta. Bible.
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Verse 18. Darkened: war and misery shall ensue.—Sceptres, by dethroning Apries.—Pride; overflowing of the Nile. See Jeremiah 49:19.
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Verse 20. Year, in which Jerusalem was taken. Pharao lost a battle. His country was afterwards invaded, ( Calmet.) and his subjects rebelled. verse 21. Bible.—Part of the kingdom had been already subdued. 4 Kennicott. 24:7. Worthington.