It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them, so that they will no longer rule over the nations.
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It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them, so that they will no longer rule over the nations.
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It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
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It shall be the lowliest of the kingdoms, neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations; and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 29:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 30:13 “ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis. There will be no more a prince from the land of Egypt. I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
- Zechariah 10:11 He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
- Ezekiel 17:6 It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.
- Ezekiel 17:14 that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
- Ezekiel 31:2 “Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
- Ezekiel 32:2 ‘Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him, “You were likened to a young lion of the nations; yet you are as a monster in the seas. You broke out with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.”
- Nahum 3:8-9 Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
- Daniel 11:42-43 He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape. But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will be at his steps.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 29:15 It shall be the basest of the…
Eze 29:15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Ver. 15. It shall be the basest of the kingdoms.] And worthily, for their worshipping the basest creatures, {see Rom 1:23-24} but especiailly for their faithlessness to God’s Israel.
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For I will diminish them.] As God hath likewise done the Persians at this day - who have undone their confederates, the Egyptians and Georgians {a} - and the Grecians no less, who have now lost their liberty, and are so degenerate, by means of the Turkish oppression, that in all Graecia is hardly to be found any small remembrance of the glory thereof. {b}
{a} Turkish History.
{b} Ibid., 260.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The basest; the most abject, debased, and most underling.…
The basest; the most abject, debased, and most underling. It is likely the kings to whom Egypt was tributary kept them lowest, as knowing how dangerous that kingdom might be, as it recovered its ancient greatness; and the word seems to intimate this, for it is more than the kingdoms it shall be depressed.
Neither shall it exalt itself; its masters would so watch and check it. I will diminish them; beside the hard and cruel usages of the Persian kings, which might be unjust enough, God’s most just judgment should follow them to lessen their numbers, power, wealth, and honour.
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They shall no more rule over the nations; though once they had subdued and ruled, yet should they not any more. In the times of the Ptolemies, though it was considerable, yet then it was not a kingdom that ruled the nations about her, though she made war upon them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it shall be the basest of the kingdoms,....…
And it shall be the basest of the kingdoms,.... That belonged to the Persian monarchy, or to the Macedonian empire, being more kept under than the rest, lest it should regain its former strength and glory; though it became more famous in the times of some of the Ptolemies, yet never recovered its former greatness; and is now exceeding base indeed, as appears from the preceding note:
neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations; so as to conquer them, and make them tributary to it, as it had done:
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for I will demolish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations; for though they made war upon other nations in the time of the Lagidae, yet they did not subdue them, and annex them to their kingdom, being much weakened both as to men and money.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain No more rule - Though in the times of…
No more rule - Though in the times of the Ptolemeys, it was considerable, yet then, even then it did not rule the nations about her.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. The basest of the kingdoms — Compare Eze_17:14.…
15. The basest of the kingdoms — Compare Eze_17:14. Egypt never recovered from the conquest of Nebuchadnezzar. She was easily conquered by the Persians, fell a prey to the Greeks, was tossed about by the Romans, and has never, even to this day, had an independent native ruler on the throne. Never again should Egypt be “the confidence of the house of Israel” (Eze_29:16; compare Isa_30:2-3; Isa_36:4; Isa_36:6; 2Ki_23:35; 2Ki_17:4).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain It shall be the basest of the kingdoms. The…
It shall be the basest of the kingdoms. The words describe vividly the condition of Egypt under the Persian monarchy, after its conquest by Cambyses. With the Ptolemies it rose again to something like eminence, but that, it must be remembered, was an alien dynasty. The nationality of Egypt was suppressed, and Alexandria, practically a Greek city, took the place of Memphis, Sais, and Thebes.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Pharaoh.
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the lowliest of the kingdoms
Here "lowliest" represents least important. AT: "the least important of the kingdoms" (See: Metaphor)
it will not be lifted up any more among the nations
Here "be lifted up" represents becoming important. AT: "it will not become important again among the nations" (See: Metaphor)
I will diminish them
"I will make them small." Here "diminish them" represents making Egypt weak or unimportant. (See: Metaphor)
The Egyptians will no longer be a reason for confidence for the house of Israel
The abstract noun "confidence" can be translated with the verbs "trust" or "rely on." AT: "The house of Israel will no longer trust in the Egyptians" or "The house of Israel will no longer rely on the Egyptians" (See: Abstract Nouns)
the house of Israel
Here "house" represents the people of Israel. AT: "the people of Israel" or "the nation of Israel" (See: Metonymy)
they will be a reminder of the iniquity that Israel committed
How Egypt would be a reminder can be stated clearly. The abstract nouns "reminder" and "iniquity" can be expressed with the verbs "remember" and "sin." AT: "when Israel sees what I do to Egypt, Israel will remember how Israel sinned" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information and Abstract Nouns)
when they turned to Egypt for help
Here "turn ... for help" is a metonym for "ask ... for help." AT: "whenever they asked Egypt to help them" (See: Metonymy)
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kingdom
nation
confidence
iniquity
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