Hesekiel 32:7

7 Und wenn du nun ganz dahin bist, so will ich den Himmel verhüllen und seine Sterne verfinstern und die Sonne mit Wolken überziehen, und der Mond soll nicht scheinen.

Hesekiel 32:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put thee out
As a candle is put out, or some great light or blazing torch is extinguished; such was the king of Egypt in his splendour and glory; but now should be like a lamp put out in obscure darkness, and all his brightness and glory removed from him, ( Job 18:5 ) ( 20:17 ) ( Proverbs 13:9 ) ( 20:20 ) : I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark;
with the smoke that should arise at the extinguishing of this lamp; or they should be covered with mourning, or clad in black, at the destruction of this monarch and his monarchy: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her
light;
all which figures are sometimes made use of to denote the dissolution of kingdoms and states: the "heaven" being an emblem of a kingdom itself; the "sun" of an emperor or king, or kingly power; the "moon" of the queen, or of the priesthood; the "stars" of nobles, princes, counsellors, and such like eminent persons, useful in government; who being destroyed or removed, the light and glory, the prosperity and happiness of a kingdom, are gone; see ( Isaiah 13:10 ) ( Revelation 6:12 Revelation 6:13 ) . The Targum is,

``tribulation shall cover thee when I shall extinguish the splendour of the glory of thy kingdom from heaven; and the people of thine army shall be lessened, who are many as the stars; a king with his army shall cover thee as a cloud that ascends and covers the sun, and as the moon, whose light does not shine in the day.''

Hesekiel 32:7 In-Context

5 Und will dein Aas auf die Berge werfen und mit deiner Höhe die Täler ausfüllen.

6 Das Land, darin du schwimmst, will ich von deinem Blut rot machen bis an die Berge hinan, daß die Bäche von dir voll werden.

7 Und wenn du nun ganz dahin bist, so will ich den Himmel verhüllen und seine Sterne verfinstern und die Sonne mit Wolken überziehen, und der Mond soll nicht scheinen.

8 Alle Lichter am Himmel will ich über dir lassen dunkel werden, und will eine Finsternis in deinem Lande machen, spricht der HERR HERR.

9 Dazu will ich vieler Völker Herz erschreckt machen, wenn ich die Heiden deine Plage erfahren lasse und viele Länder, die du nicht kennst.