- a cruel lord:
- Rather, "cruel lords," agreeable to the LXX, Syriac, Vulgate, and the original adonim kasheh. Nebuchadnezzar, who first conquered and ravaged Egypt, bc 573, and the following year; and then, not only his successors, but Cambyses (who invaded Egypt, bc 526), the son of Cyrus, and the whole succession of Persian kings till the time of Alexander, who were in general hard masters, and grievously oppressed the country. "And I will setª° the Egyptiansª against the Egyptians:ª and they shall fightª° every oneª against his brother,ª and every oneª against his neighbour;ª cityª against city,ª [and] kingdomª against kingdom.ª" {Isa 19:2} + "So¹ shall the kingª of Assyriaª lead awayª°¹ the Egyptiansª prisoners,ª and the Ethiopiansª captives,ª youngª and old,ª nakedª and barefoot,ª even with [their] buttocksª uncovered,ª° to the shameª of Egypt.ª" {Isa 20:4} + "And I will deliverª° them into the handª of those that seekª° their lives,ª and into the handª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and into the handª of his servants:ª and afterwardª¹ it shall be inhabited,ª° as in the daysª of old,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 46:26} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will giveª°¹ the landª of Egyptª unto Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon;ª and he shall takeª° her multitude,ª and takeª° her spoil,ª and takeª° her prey;ª and it shall be¹ the wagesª for his army.ª" {Ezk 29:19}
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