Ezekiel 30:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The young men of Aveng and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. ”

Ezekiel 30:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Aven - The same as “On” Genesis 41:45 , or “Heliopolis.” The word “Aven” means also “transgression” (compare Hosea 10:8 ). Some have thought that here too Ezekiel substituted the word “Aven” fo...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 30. The Desolation of Egypt. The interrupted denunciation of Egypt is resumed. The neighbours and allies will be involved in her ruin, which is to be effected by Nebuchadrezzar and his terr...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Aven . On, or Heliopolis (Beth. shemesh, city or house of the Sun), north of Memphis. Pi-beseth . In some codices written as one word; in others as two words: Pi being "the" in Coptic, and Pash...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. Aven - Or On, the famous Heliopolis, or city of the sun. Pibeseth - Bubastum or Bubaste, by...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Aven—Phibeseth.— Heliopolis—Bubastum.
Ezekiel 30:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. Aven - meaning vanity or iniquity; applied by a slight change of the Hebrew name, to O...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar No special enemy of Egypt has been mentioned in Ezekiel 29:1-16 , but the king of Babylon is now pointed out as its conqueror.
Ezekiel 30:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Of Aven and of Pi-beseth. — Aven is the same as On of Genesis 41:45 ; Genesis 41:50 , and as Bethshemesh (House of the Sun) of Jeremiah 43:13 , the Heliopolis of the Greeks, so called because fr...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

EGYPT Ezekiel 29:1-21 ; Ezekiel 30:1-26 ; Ezekiel 31:1-18 ; Ezekiel 32:1-32 EGYPT figures in the prophecies of Ezekiel as a great world-power cherishing projects of universal dominion. Once...
Ezekiel 30:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The third prophecy described the process by which Nebuchadnezzar would accomplish the purpose of Jehovah. It opens with an introductory word announcing the nearness of the day of the Lord, and forete...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord's anger will be excited against all that come to the help of Egypt; for this is rebellion against the Lord. Reader! it is an awful thing to be found fighting against God. When good King Josi...
Ezekiel 30:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The young men of Aven and of Phibeseth shall fall by the sword ,.... Aven is the same with On, of which Potipherah was priest in Joseph's time and whose daughter he married, Genesis 41:45 , the sam...
Ezekiel 30:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these [cities] shall go into captivity. Ver. 17. Aven. ] Called also Heliopolis, and Thebe. Phibeseth. ] Or Bubastis, called b...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The young men of Aven , &c. Aven is the same with On , mentioned Genesis 41:45 , in aftertimes called Heliopolis, as the margin here explains it, because of a temple or image there dedicated...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prophecy against Egypt; Destruction of Egypt Foretold. B. C. 572. 1 The word of the L OR...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The young men: it is probable these might be a select army of valiant youths in one body, collected out of these two cities, that resolved to break the Chaldean army, or fall in the enterprise; or...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DOOM OF EGYPT (Chap. 30) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—This chapter contains two distinct messages: Ezekiel 30:1-19 being an extension, with more life-like detail, of the prophecy announced in chap. Ezek...
Ezekiel 30:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 30:5 . Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia or Ludd. These allies of Egypt fell alike under the Assyrians, justly called “the bloody Assyrians.” The western shores of the Nile were then fertile dist...
Ezekiel 30:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 30:1 The word of the Lord came again , etc. The section that follows, ending with Ezekiel 30:18 , is exceptional as standing without a date. It may be either (1) a c...
Ezekiel 30:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Sentence Carried Out
Ezekiel 30:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 41:45
Ezekiel 30:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Young men — 'Tis probable these might be a body of valiant youths, collected out of these ten cities. Aven — Bethshemesh, or Heliopolis, an idolatrous city, in which was a stately temple of the sun...

Ezekiel 30:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 30:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 30:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 30:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 30:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 30:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 30:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 30:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 30:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 30:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 30:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 30:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 30:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes