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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 29:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Eze 29:4 |
Strong Concordance |
But I will put [05414] hooks [02397] [02397] in thy jaws [03895], and I will cause the fish [01710] of thy rivers [02975] to stick [01692] unto thy scales [07193], and I will bring thee up [05927] out of the midst [08432] of thy rivers [02975], and all the fish [01710] of thy rivers [02975] shall stick [01692] unto thy scales [07193]. |
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King James |
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
hooks in thy jaws-- (Isa 37:29; compare Job 41:1-2). Amasis was the "hook." In the Assyrian sculptures prisoners are represented with a hook in the underlip, and a cord from it held by the king.
cause . . . fish . . . stick unto . . . scales--Pharaoh, presuming on his power as if he were God (Eze 29:3, "I have made it"), wished to stand in the stead of God as defender of the covenant-people, his motive being, not love to them, but rivalry with Babylon. He raised the siege of Jerusalem, but it was only for a time (compare Eze 29:6; Jer 37:5, Jer 37:7-10); ruin overtook not only them, but himself. As the fish that clung to the horny scales of the crocodile, the lord of the Nile, when he was caught, shared his fate, so the adherents of Pharaoh, lord of Egypt, when he was overthrown by Amasis, should share his fate. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hooks in thy jaws - Compare Job 41:2. The crocodile is thus rendered an easy prey.
Fish of thy rivers - i. e., the allies of Egypt shall be involved in her ruin. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Put hooks - The Allegory is continued. The fish - The people of Egypt. To stick - To adhere to their king. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I will put hooks in thy jaws - Amasis, one of this king's generals, being proclaimed king by an insurrection of the people, dethroned Apries, and seized upon the kingdom; and Apries was obliged to flee to Upper Egypt for safety.
I will cause the fish - to stick unto thy scales - Most fish are sorely troubled with a species of insect which bury their heads in their flesh, under their scales, and suck out the vital juices. The allusion seems to be to this. Pharaoh was the crocodile; the fish, the common people; and the sticking to his scales, the insurrection by which he was wasted and despoiled of his kingdom. |
7 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Thus shall ye say [0559] to the king [04428] of Judah [03063], that sent [07971] you unto me to enquire [01875] of me; Behold, Pharaoh's [06547] army [02428], which is come forth [03318] to help [05833] you, shall return [07725] to Egypt [04714] into their own land [0776].
8 And the Chaldeans [03778] shall come again [07725], and fight [03898] against this city [05892], and take [03920] it, and burn [08313] it with fire [0784].
9 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Deceive [05377] not yourselves [05315], saying [0559], The Chaldeans [03778] shall surely [01980] depart [03212] from us: for they shall not depart [03212].
10 For though ye had smitten [05221] the whole army [02428] of the Chaldeans [03778] that fight [03898] against you, and there remained [07604] but wounded [01856] men [0582] among them, yet should they rise up [06965] every man [0376] in his tent [0168], and burn [08313] this city [05892] with fire [0784].
5 Then Pharaoh's [06547] army [02428] was come forth [03318] out of Egypt [04714]: and when the Chaldeans [03778] that besieged [06696] Jerusalem [03389] heard [08085] tidings [08088] of them, they departed [05927] from Jerusalem [03389].
6 And all the inhabitants [03427] of Egypt [04714] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], because they have been a staff [04938] of reed [07070] to the house [01004] of Israel [03478].
3 Speak [01696], and say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh [06547] king [04428] of Egypt [04714], the great [01419] dragon [08577] that lieth [07257] in the midst [08432] of his rivers [02975], which hath said [0559], My river [02975] is mine own, and I have made [06213] it for myself.
1 Canst thou draw out [04900] leviathan [03882] with an hook [02443]? or his tongue [03956] with a cord [02256] which thou lettest down [08257]?
2 Canst thou put [07760] an hook [0100] into his nose [0639]? or bore [05344] his jaw [03895] through with a thorn [02336]?
29 Because thy rage [07264] against me, and thy tumult [07600], is come up [05927] into mine ears [0241], therefore will I put [07760] my hook [02397] in thy nose [0639], and my bridle [04964] in thy lips [08193], and I will turn thee back [07725] by the way [01870] by which thou camest [0935].
2 Canst thou put [07760] an hook [0100] into his nose [0639]? or bore [05344] his jaw [03895] through with a thorn [02336]?