Ezekiel 32:8

8 I will darken the bright stars overhead and cover your land in darkness. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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 drench the earth with your gushing blood all the way to the mountains, filling the ravines to the brim.

7 When I blot you out, I will veil the heavens and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give you its light.

8 I will darken the bright stars overhead and cover your land in darkness. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

9 “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.

10 Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.