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John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 19:8
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then the nations set against him, &c.] Or, “gave against him”f283; that is, their voice, as Kimchi; they called to one another, to gather together against him; they gave their counsel against him; they, joined together, agreed, and combined against him, and disposed their armies, and set them in array against him: on every side from the provinces; Nebuchadnezzar and his auxiliaries, which consisted of the people of the provinces all around, who were brought together, and placed round about Jerusalem, at the siege of it; particularly the bands of the Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, (<122401>2 Kings 24:1,2); and spread their net over him; which may be expressive both of the policy, crafty and secret contrivances and designs, of Jehoiakim’s enemies; and of their external force and hostile power against him: he was taken in their pit; which they dug for him, or by the means which they contrived for his ruin, and which they put in execution and effected: the metaphor of a lion is carried on, and the manner of taking one is alluded to, which is commonly in pits, as Plinyf284 says; and the Arabs now dig a pit where lions are observed to enter, and covering it over slightly with reeds, of small branches of trees, they frequently decoy and catch themf285.
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