Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Ezekiel Chapter 32
Overview
Eze 32:1, A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt; Eze 32:11, The sword of Babylon shall destroy it; Eze 32:17, It shall be brought down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations.
am 3417, bc 587
in the twelfth: On Wednesday, March 22, am 3417, the twelfth year of Jeconiah's captivity, about a year and half after the destruction of Jerusalem, and at a time when Pharaoh was in power and prosperity. Eze 32:17, Eze 1:2, Eze 29:1, Eze 29:17, Eze 30:20
take up: Eze 32:16, Eze 32:18, Eze 19:1, Eze 27:2, Eze 27:32, Eze 28:12; Jer 9:18
Thou art like: Eze 19:2-6, Eze 38:13; Gen 49:9; Num 24:9; Pro 28:15; Jer 4:7; Nah 2:11-13
and thou art as: Eze 29:3; Psa 74:13, Psa 74:14; Isa 27:1, Isa 51:9
whale: or, dragon
and troubledst: Eze 34:18
Eze 12:13, Eze 17:20; Ecc 9:12; Jer 16:16; Lam 1:13; Hos 7:12; Hab 1:14-17
Eze 29:5, Eze 31:12, Eze 31:13, Eze 39:4, Eze 39:5, Eze 39:17-20; Sa1 17:44-46; Psa 63:10, Psa 74:14; Psa 79:2, Psa 79:3, Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10, Psa 110:5, Psa 110:6; Isa 14:19, Isa 18:6, Isa 34:2-7, Isa 66:24; Jer 8:2; Jer 25:33; Joe 3:19; Rev 19:17, Rev 19:18
And I: To represent the power, rapaciousness, and cruelty of Pharaoh, he had been compared to a fierce young lion, and also to an immense, overgrown sea-monster, or crocodile; and here it is predicted that God would cast a net over him, by which many companies of people should drag him out of his rivers, and cast him into the open field, mountains, valleys, etc., to be devoured by birds and beasts of prey; that is, his ruin would be complete, and attended with terrible miseries to the Egyptians, and afford a large booty to their enemies.
water: Exo 7:17; Isa 34:3, Isa 34:7; Rev 14:20, Rev 16:6
the land: Egypt, so called because interspersed by numerous canals, and overflowed annually by the Nile.
wherein thou swimmest: or, of thy swimming
put thee out: or, extinguish thee, Job 18:5, Job 18:6; Pro 13:9
I will cover the heaven: Destroy the empire. Eze 30:3, Eze 30:18; Exo 10:21-23; Isa 13:10, Isa 34:4; Jer 13:16; Joe 2:2, Joe 2:31, Joe 3:15; Amo 8:9; Mat 24:29; Rev 6:12, Rev 6:13
make: Overwhelm the dependent states.
the sun: The king.
the moon: The queen, or some state less than the kingdom.
bright lights of heaven: Heb. lights of the light in heaven, Gen 1:14
dark: Heb. them dark, Pro 20:20
set darkness upon: Involve the whole land in desolation and woe.
vex: Heb. provoke to anger, or grief, Rev 11:18, Rev 18:10-15
when: Eze 29:12, Eze 30:23, Eze 30:26; Jer 25:15-25
amazed: Eze 27:35; Deu 29:24; Kg1 9:8
my sword: Deu 32:41
and they: Eze 26:16, Eze 30:9; Exo 15:14-16; Jer 51:9; Zac 11:2; Rev 18:10
The sword: Eze 26:7, Eze 30:4, Eze 30:22-25; Jer 43:10, Jer 46:13, Jer 46:24-26
the terrible: Eze 28:7, Eze 30:11, Eze 31:11; Deu 28:49, Deu 28:50; Hab 1:6, Hab 1:7
they shall: Eze 29:19; Isa 25:2, Isa 25:3
neither: Eze 32:2, Eze 29:11, Eze 34:18
and cause: The neighbouring countries shall be in a state of quietness, like a river that smoothly glides along, having no longer a political crocodile to foul their waters, or to disturb their peace.
destitute of that whereof: Heb. desolate from the fulness thereof, Eze 29:12, Eze 29:19, Eze 29:20; Psa 24:1, Psa 107:34
then: Eze 6:7, Eze 30:26; Exo 7:5, Exo 14:4, Exo 14:18; Psa 9:16, Psa 83:17, Psa 83:18
Eze 32:2, Eze 26:17; Sa2 1:17, Sa2 3:33, Sa2 3:34; Ch2 35:25; Jer 9:17
in the twelfth: Eze 32:1, Eze 1:2
the fifteenth: That is, of the twelfth month, just a fortnight after the preceding prophecy.
wail: Eze 32:2, Eze 32:16, Eze 21:6, Eze 21:7; Isa 16:9; Mic 1:8; Luk 19:41; Rom 12:15
cast: That is, predict that they shall be cast down. Eze 43:3; Jer 1:10; Hos 6:5
the daughters: The cities and colonies of the celebrated nations afterwards enumerated.
unto the: Eze 32:21, Eze 32:24-32, Eze 26:20, Eze 31:14; Psa 30:9, Psa 63:9; Isa 14:15
dost: Eze 27:3, Eze 27:4, Eze 28:12-17, Eze 31:2, Eze 31:18
go: Isa 14:9-15
with: Eze 32:21, Eze 32:24, Eze 32:29, Eze 32:30, Eze 28:10; Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26
fall: Eze 32:23-26, Eze 32:29, Eze 32:30, Eze 29:8-12
she is delivered to the sword: or, the sword is laid
draw: Psa 28:3; Pro 24:11; Jer 22:19
strong: Pharaoh is here represented as descending into the regions of the dead, whither many mighty warriors and potentates had gone before him, who welcome him to their dreary mansion. Eze 32:27; Isa 1:31, Isa 14:9, Isa 14:10; Luk 16:23, Luk 16:24
gone: Eze 32:19, Eze 32:24, Eze 32:25; Num 16:30-34; Psa 9:17, Psa 55:15; Pro 14:32
Eze 32:24, Eze 32:26, Eze 32:29, Eze 32:30, 31:3-18; Num 24:24; Psa 83:8-10
Asshur: Isa 30:33, Isa 37:36-38; Nah 1:7-12, 3:1-19
graves: The niches in the sides of the subterranean burying places. Eze 26:20; Isa 14:15
which: Eze 32:24-27, Eze 32:32, Eze 26:17, Eze 26:20; Isa 14:16, Isa 51:12, Isa 51:13
terror: or, dismaying
the land: Eze 26:20; Job 28:13; Psa 27:13, Psa 116:9, Psa 142:5; Isa 38:11; Jer 11:19
Elam: Gen 10:22, Gen 14:1; Ch1 1:17; Jer 25:25, Jer 49:34-39; Dan 8:2
which are: Eze 32:18, Eze 32:21, Eze 26:20
which caused: Eze 32:23
borne: Eze 32:25, Eze 32:30, Eze 16:52, Eze 16:54, Eze 34:29, Eze 36:6, Eze 36:7, Eze 36:15, Eze 39:26, Eze 44:13; Jer 3:24, Jer 3:25; Hab 2:16
a bed: A cell, or bier, in the sepulchral vault, in which the corpse was deposited.
all of them: Eze 32:19, Eze 32:21, Eze 44:7, Eze 44:9; Sa2 1:20; Ch1 10:4; Act 7:51
Meshech: Supposed to be the Moschi, a people between Iberia and Armenia, from whom, probably the Muscovites are descended. Eze 27:13, Eze 38:2, Eze 38:3, Eze 39:1; Gen 10:2, Gen 10:12; Ch1 1:5
Tubal: Probably the Tibarenians, a people of Pontus, west of the Moschians.
all of: Eze 32:19, Eze 32:20,Eze 32:24
caused: Eze 32:23, Eze 32:27, Eze 32:32
shall not: Eze 32:21; Job 3:13-15; Isa 14:18, Isa 14:19
to hell: That is, to the grave; and are buried in their armour, with their weapons lying by their sides, as was a very ancient practice in various nations.
their weapons of war: Heb. weapons of their war, Isa 54:17; Co2 10:4
but: Eze 18:20; Job 20:11; Psa 49:14, Psa 92:7, Psa 92:9, Psa 109:18; Pro 14:32; Joh 8:24
Edom: Ezek. 25:1-17, Eze 35:1-15; Gen 25:30, 36:1-19; Isa. 34:1-17, Isa 63:1-6; Jer. 49:7-22; Amo 1:11, Amo 1:12; Oba 1:1, Oba 1:2-9; Mal 1:3, Mal 1:4
laid: Heb. given, or put
the princes: The kings of Media, Armenia, and other nations north of Chaldea, or of the Syrians and others north of Judah, with "all the Zidonians," kings of Zidon, Tyre, and other cities of Phoenicia. Eze 38:6, Eze 38:15, Eze 39:2, Jer 25:22
and bear: Eze 32:24, Eze 32:25
Pharaoh shall: Pharaoh, who said he was a god, shall be found among the dead.
shall be: Shall console himself, when he sees all these mighty nations and proud conquerors in the same condition as himself. Eze 14:22, Eze 31:16; Lam 2:13
Eze 32:27; Gen 35:5; Job 31:23; Jer. 25:15-38; Zep 3:6-8; Co2 5:11; Heb 10:31; Rev 6:15-17