Ezekiel 32:7

“And when I shall put thee out, &c.] As a candle is put out, or some great light or blazing torch is extinguished; such was the king of Egypt in his splendour and glory; but now should be like a lamp put out in obscure darkness, and all his brightness and glory removed from him, (<181805>Job 18:5 20:17 <201309>Proverbs 13:9 20:20): I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; with the smoke that should arise at the extinguishing of this lamp; or they should be covered with mourning, or clad in black, at the destruction of this monarch and his monarchy: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light; all which figures are sometimes made use of to denote…”

“put thee out--extinguish thy light (Job 18:5). Pharaoh is represented as a bright star, at the extinguishing of whose light in the political sky the whole heavenly host is shrouded in sympathetic darkness. Here, too, as in Eze 32:6, there is an allusion to the supernatural darkness sent formerly (Exo 10:21-23). The heavenly bodies are often made images of earthly dynasties (Isa 13:10; Mat 24:29).”

“Put thee out - As a torch is extinguished. Cover the sun - Probably some unusual darkness was seen in the heavens, and on the earth, about that time. Ezekiel 32:9”

“32:7-8 As in the previous chapter, Pharaoh’s downfall would be accompanied by global darkness and widespread mourning. These images were commonly associated with the day of the Lord (cp. Joel 2:30). In this case, the darkness would also remind the Egyptians of the plague on Egypt at the time of the Exodus (Exod 10:21-22).”

“put thee out: or, extinguish thee, Job 18:5, Job 18:6; Pro 13:9 I will cover the heaven: Destroy the empire. Eze 30:3, Eze 30:18; Exo 10:21-23; Isa 13:10, Isa 34:4; Jer 13:16; Joe 2:2, Joe 2:31, Joe 3:15; Amo 8:9; Mat 24:29; Rev 6:12, Rev 6:13 make: Overwhelm the dependent states. the sun: The king. the moon: The queen, or some state less than the kingdom. Ezekiel 32:8”