Ezekiel 19:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

The nations also heard of him - Egypt, in the case of Jehoahaz, who probably provoked Pharaoh by trying to avenge the death of his father by assailing the bordering cities of Egypt (2 Kings 23:29-30).

He was taken in their pit - image from the pitfalls used for catching wild beasts (Jeremiah 22:11-12).

They brought him with chains - or hooks, which were fastened in the noses of wild beasts (see note, Ezekiel 19:9).

Ezekiel 19:4

4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.