Ezekiel 32:7

7 "And when I ¹extinguish you, I will ²cover the heavens and darken their ³stars; I will cover the ⁴sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.

Ezekiel 32:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put thee out
As a candle is put out, or some great light or blazing torch is extinguished; such was the king of Egypt in his splendour and glory; but now should be like a lamp put out in obscure darkness, and all his brightness and glory removed from him, ( Job 18:5 ) ( 20:17 ) ( Proverbs 13:9 ) ( 20:20 ) : I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark;
with the smoke that should arise at the extinguishing of this lamp; or they should be covered with mourning, or clad in black, at the destruction of this monarch and his monarchy: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her
light;
all which figures are sometimes made use of to denote the dissolution of kingdoms and states: the "heaven" being an emblem of a kingdom itself; the "sun" of an emperor or king, or kingly power; the "moon" of the queen, or of the priesthood; the "stars" of nobles, princes, counsellors, and such like eminent persons, useful in government; who being destroyed or removed, the light and glory, the prosperity and happiness of a kingdom, are gone; see ( Isaiah 13:10 ) ( Revelation 6:12 Revelation 6:13 ) . The Targum is,

``tribulation shall cover thee when I shall extinguish the splendour of the glory of thy kingdom from heaven; and the people of thine army shall be lessened, who are many as the stars; a king with his army shall cover thee as a cloud that ascends and covers the sun, and as the moon, whose light does not shine in the day.''

Ezekiel 32:7 In-Context

5 "I will lay your flesh on the mountains And fill the valleys with your refuse.

6 "I will also make the land drink the discharge of your blood As far as the mountains, And the ravines will be full of you.

7 "And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.

8 "All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you And will set darkness on your land," Declares the Lord GOD.

9 "I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

Cross References

• 1. Job 18:5, 6; Proverbs 13:9
• 2. Exodus 10:21-23; Isaiah 34:4; Ezekiel 30:3, 18; Ezekiel 34:12
• 3. Isaiah 13:10
• 4. Joel 2:2, 31; Joel 3:15; Amos 8:9; Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:12