Ezekiel 29:4

2 “Son of man, ^aset your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and ^bagainst all Egypt.

3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
^a“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great ^bmonster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
^cWho has said, ‘My¹ River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’

4 But ^aI will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.

5 I will leave you in the wilderness,
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the¹ open ^afield;
^bYou shall not be picked up or¹ gathered.
^cI have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.

6 “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
Shall know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been a ^astaff of reed to the house of Israel.

7 ^aWhen they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their¹ shoulders;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver.”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Ezekiel 29:4

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.

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