Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
Ver. 2. Set thy face against Pharaoh.] This was Pharaohhophra, whom Herodotus a calleth Apries, and saith that he gave out that no god, how great soever, could deprive him of his kingdom. Dionysius, the tyrant of Sicily, also was wont to say that his kingdom was tied unto him with chains of adamant; but it proved otherwise. Noli gloriari. Do not brag!
And against all Egypt.] Which held itself able to hold out against all the world, and is therefore here threatened at large in this and the three next Chapter s.
a In Euterp.