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John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 32:14

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then will l make their waters deep, &c.] Either the water, of Egypt literally, the waters of the Nile: no canals being cut from it, to carry the water to the several parts of the land, the land being depopulated, and no business done: or, figuratively, other nations, compared to waters for their numbers, who before had been disturbed by the Egyptians; but now they being destroyed, these would be at ease, like troubled waters, which subside, and: become deep and clear, when there is none to trouble them: and cause their, rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God; very slowly, as if, they were mourning the unhappy condition of the land; or smoothly, clearly, undisturbed, as before. The Targum is, “there will I cause the people to rest, and I will lead their kings quietly, saith the Lord God.”
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