Ezekiel 29:4

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
put	וְנָתַתִּ֤י ve.na.ta.Ti	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
hooks	חַחִים֙ cha.chi.yim	H2397	a ring for the nose (or lips) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
jaws	בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ bil.cha.Yei.kha	H3895	the cheek (from its fleshiness) · preposition + noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fish	דְגַת de.gat-	H1710	a fish (often used collectively) · noun, common feminine singular construct
rivers	יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ ye.'o.Rei.kha	H2975	a channel · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
stick	וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י ve.hid.bak.Ti	H1692	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
scales	בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ be.kas.ke.so.Tei.cha	H7193	a scale (of a fish) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	וְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ ve.ha.'a.li.Ti.kha	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
midst	מִתּ֣וֹךְ mi.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
rivers	יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ ye.'o.Rei.kha	H2975	a channel · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fish	דְּגַ֣ת de.Gat	H1710	a fish (often used collectively) · noun, common feminine singular construct
rivers	יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ ye.'o.Rei.kha	H2975	a channel · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
stick	תִּדְבָּֽק tid.Bak	H1692	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
scales	בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ be.kas.ke.so.Tei.cha	H7193	a scale (of a fish) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 19:28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, a…
Ezekiel 38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them cl…
Job 41:1-2 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Isaiah 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips,…
Amos 4:2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity w…
Habakkuk 1:14-15 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:1-7

Here is, I. The date of this prophecy against Egypt. It was in the tenth year of the captivity, and yet it is placed after the prophecy against Tyre, which was delivered in the eleventh year, because, in the accomplishment of the prophecies, the destruction of Tyre happened before the destruction of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar's gaining Egypt was the reward of his service against Tyre; and therefore the prophecy against Tyre is put first, that we may the better observe that. But particular notice must be taken of this, that the first prophecy against Egypt was just at the time when the king of Egypt was coming to relieve Jerusalem and raise the siege (Jer 37:5), but did not answer the expectat…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:4

hooks in thy jaws-- (Isa 37:29; compare Job 41:1-2). Amasis was the "hook." In the Assyrian sculptures prisoners are represented with a hook in the underlip, and a cord from it held by the king. cause . . . fish . . . stick unto . . . scales--Pharaoh, presuming on his power as if he were God (Eze 29:3, "I have made it"), wished to stand in the stead of God as defender of the covenant-people, his motive being, not love to them, but rivalry with Babylon. He raised the siege of Jerusalem, but it was only for a time (compare Eze 29:6; Jer 37:5, Jer 37:7-10); ruin overtook not only them, but himself. As the fish that clung to the horny scales of the crocodile, the lord of the Nile, when he was…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:4

I will put hooks in thy jaws - Amasis, one of this king's generals, being proclaimed king by an insurrection of the people, dethroned Apries, and seized upon the kingdom; and Apries was obliged to flee to Upper Egypt for safety. I will cause the fish - to stick unto thy scales - Most fish are sorely troubled with a species of insect which bury their heads in their flesh, under their scales, and suck out the vital juices. The allusion seems to be to this. Pharaoh was the crocodile; the fish, the common people; and the sticking to his scales, the insurrection by which he was wasted and despoiled of his kingdom.

Dictionary and topics

Egypt — The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original…
Fish-hooks — Were used for catching fish (Amos 4:2; comp. Isa. 37:29; Jer. 16:16; Ezek. 29:4; Job. 41:1, 2; Matt. 17:27).
Hook — (1.) Heb. hah, a “ring” inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). “The Orientals make use…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Fishes · Illustrative: Of the whole population of Egypt — Illustrative: Of the whole population of Egypt
Hooks · Used for — Used for
Nile · General references — General references
Nile, The River · Abounded in: Fish — Abounded in: Fish

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 29:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:4

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:4

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 29:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:4

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:4

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezekiel 29:4

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 29:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 29:4-5

Rashi on Ezekiel 29:4