Ezekiel 32:8

8 I will darken all of the bright lights in the sky above you. I will bring darkness over your land," announces the LORD and King.

Ezekiel 32:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:8

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee,
&c.] Or, "all the lights of the light" ^F1; the rest of the luminaries of heaven; the other five planets, as Kimchi, besides the sun and moon: and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God;
as there must needs be, the sun, moon, and stars, and all the lights of heaven, being darkened above: there seems to be an allusion to the thick darkness that was formerly over the land of Egypt; and this is a figure and representation of that darkness that shall be in the kingdom of the beast, or spiritual Egypt, yet to come; see ( Exodus 10:21 ) ( Revelation 16:10 ) . The Targum is, ``tribulation as darkness shall cover thy land.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (rwa yrwam lk) "omnia luminaria lucis", Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius.

Ezekiel 32:8 In-Context

6 I will soak the land with your blood. It will flow all the way to the mountains. The valleys will be filled with the parts of your body.

7 When I wipe you out, I will put a cover over the heavens. I will darken the stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud. The moon will stop shining.

8 I will darken all of the bright lights in the sky above you. I will bring darkness over your land," announces the LORD and King.

9 "The hearts of many people will be troubled. That is because I will destroy you among the nations. You had never known anything about those lands before.

10 Many nations will be shocked when they see what has happened to you. Their kings will tremble with fear when they find out about it. I will get ready to use Nebuchadnezzar as my sword against them. On the day you fall from power, each of the kings will tremble with fear. Each will be afraid he is the next to die."