4 The nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
4 The nations heard about him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
4 Nations sounded the alarm. He was caught in a trap. They took him with hooks and dragged him to Egypt.
4 The nations also heard of him; He was trapped in their pit, And they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
4 Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 19:4
Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9
(Read Ezekiel 19:1-9)
Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. When professors of religion form connexions with ungodly persons, their children usually grow up following after the maxims and fashions of a wicked world. Advancement to authority discovers the ambition and selfishness of men's hearts; and those who spend their lives in mischief, generally end them by violence.