Ezekiel 30:9

“In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships, &c.] Either by the river Nile, or by the Red sea, to Arabia Felix, which some think is meant by Ethiopia. Cush or Ethiopia was encompassed about with water, so that there was no coming to it but by ships; (see <010213>Genesis 2:13), compare with this (<231801>Isaiah 18:1,2), the messengers here were either such who under a divine impulse, or however by the providence of God, were directed to go to Ethiopia, and tell them the news of the destruction of Egypt; or these were messengers sent by the king of Babylon, to demand a surrender of their country to him; or it may design him himself, and his army, who marched thither to subdue that…”

“messengers . . . in ships to . . . Ethiopians-- (Isa 18:1-2). The cataracts interposing between them and Egypt should not save them. Egyptians "fleeing from before Me" in My execution of judgment, as "messengers" in "skiffs" ("vessels of bulrushes," Isa 18:2) shall go up the Nile as far as navigable, to announce the advance of the Chaldeans. as in the day of Egypt--The day of Ethiopia's "pain" shall come shortly, as Egypt's day came.”

“Careless Ethiopians - The Ethiopians, who were dwelling in fancied security Zephaniah 2:15, shall tremble at Egypt’s ruin. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Messengers - Such as having escaped the sword, shall tell the news. From me - By my permission and providence. In ship's - Messengers by ships might carry the news to both the Ethiopian, Asian, and African, by the Red - sea. As in the day - During the mighty havock made by the Chaldeans. It - A like storm. Ezekiel 30:11”

“messengers: Eze 30:5, Eze 30:6; Isa 18:1, Isa 18:2, Isa 20:3, Isa 20:5; Zep 2:12 careless: Eze 38:11, Eze 39:6; Jdg 18:7; Isa 32:9-11, Isa 47:8; Jer 49:31; Zep 2:15; Th1 5:2 great: Eze 30:4, Eze 26:16, Eze 27:35, Eze 32:9, Eze 32:10; Isa 19:17, Isa 23:5; Jer 49:21; Zac 11:2, Zac 11:3 lo: Eze 33:33; Amo 4:2 Ezekiel 30:10”