Ezekiel 32:9

9 "'I will anger many peoples when I bring your destroyed ones in among the nations, into countries you have not known.

Ezekiel 32:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:9

I will also vex the hearts of many people
With anger and grief, with fear and dread, with consternation and amazement: when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations;
or, "thy breach" {b}; the news of it, the tidings of their destruction; which by one means or another should come to their ears, and fill them with concern and great anxiety of mind, so rich and powerful a kingdom being subdued, and the king of Babylon made so great thereby, and fearing they fall a prey unto him also. The Targum renders it,

``when I shall bring the broken of thy war;''
that is, the soldiers that should be wounded in battle, their limbs broke, and they taken captive, and brought among the nations, dismal spectacles to look at; and which should be brought into countries, which thou hast not known;
at a distance from Egypt, and which had no commerce nor communication with them, nor were their friends and allies; yet as their destruction would reach their ears, so it would affect their hearts, and fill them with vexation and grief; not so much on account of Egypt, as the growing power of Nebuchadnezzar, and the danger they were in of falling into his hands.
FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Krbv) "fractionem tuam", Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezekiel 32:9 In-Context

7 When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky and make its stars black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken above you; I will spread darkness over your land,' says Adonai ELOHIM.
9 "'I will anger many peoples when I bring your destroyed ones in among the nations, into countries you have not known.
10 I will make many peoples aghast at you; their kings will shudder in horror over you when I brandish my sword before them. On the day of your downfall they will tremble continuously, each man in fear of his life.'
11 "For Adonai ELOHIM says this: 'The sword of the king of Bavel will come against you.
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