Ezekiel 19:9

“And they put him in ward in chains, &c.] Or “in an enclosure”; or “in a collar with hooks”f286; put a collar of iron, as is said, about his neck, which had hooks in it, and to those hooks chains were put, in which he was led a prisoner; and it is certain that he was bound in fetters, in order to be carried to Babylon though it is thought he never reached thither, but died by the way (<143606>2 Chronicles 36:6); and brought him to the king of Babylon; to Nebuchadnezzar, who came up against him with his army of many nations, he having rebelled against him; and, being taken by his soldiers, was brought to him in chains, wherever he was, whether without the gates of Jerusalem, or at any other…”

“in chains-- (Ch2 36:6; Jer 22:18). Margin, "hooks"; perhaps referring to the hook often passed through the nose of beasts; so, too, through that of captives, as seen in the Assyrian sculptures (see on Eze 19:4). voice--that is, his roaring. no more be heard upon the mountains--carrying on the metaphor of the lion, whose roaring on the mountains frightens all the other beasts. The insolence of the prince, not at all abated though his kingdom was impaired, was now to cease.”

“Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note. Ezekiel 19:5 Another - Jehoiachin who soon showed himself no less unworthy than Jehoahaz. The “waiting” of the people was during the absence of their rightful lord Jehoahaz, a captive in Egypt while Jehoiakim, whom they deemed an usurper, was on the throne. It was not until Jehoiachin succeeded, that they seemed to themselves to have a monarch of their own 2 Kings 24:6. Ezekiel 19:7 Their desolate palaces - Rather, his palaces, built upon the ground, from where he had ejected the former owners. Ezekiel 19:8 The nations - are here the Chaldaeans: see the marginal references. return to 'Top of Page'”

“chains: or, hooks and brought: Ch2 36:6; Jer 22:18, Jer 22:19, Jer 36:30, Jer 36:31 that his: Eze 19:7, Eze 6:2, Eze 36:1 Ezekiel 19:10”