| | Chap. eſcape, they ſhall ſtumble and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates e. | e That is, it is in vain for the ſwift to flee away, the mighty Men ſhall not eſcape, but they ſhall ſtumble, and fall at Carehemi which was near the River Euphrates, and Northward from Beypr. 7 Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whole wa« ters are moved as the rivers f. | f The next Verſe expoundeth this. 8 Egypt rifeth up like a flood, and bis waters are moved like the rivers, and he faith I will go up, «nd will cover the earth, I will deftroy the city, and the
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5 The Prophet compareth the Egyptians fleſhed with their for- mer Vittory obtained againſt Jefish at Meg:ade, and now preparing to another Expedition, to a Floed (with alluſion probab] ; the River Nilus, whoſe Waters uſetl ts riſe to a great height) both for the multitude of their Soldiers, and for their rage ; they were re= ſolved to carry ſuch numbers. as ſhould cover the Earth, and to take Carchemiſh, or ſome other City which their deſign was againſt. It ſhould ſtem both by this Text, and that Exod. 15. 9, to. That the Egyptians were a People much given to vaunt and boaſt of the great things they would do, boaſting when they were puttiag on their Harneſs, as if they were putting it eff, not conſidering how uncertain the events of War were, nor yet that wherein they talked proudly there ws one that could be above them.
9 Ceme up ye Horſes, and rage ye chariots, and let the mighty men come forth þ, + the Ethiopians, and the Lybians that handle the ſhield 3, and the Lydi- Cuſh. ans * that handle and bend the bow &:. t Heb.
h Their ancient way of fighting was with Chariots, and Bows, P«*. the Prophet calls in the Name of the Commanders of the Egyptian * If Armies, to the Horſes and chariots to come oh, and ingage in the 19- Fight. 5; The Ecthioprans were the Cuſbires, who were Neigh« bours to the Egyptian, ſo were the Lybians, both of them it ſhould ſcem were famous for handling the Shield, the Lybi#ns were deſcended from Put, both the Cuſbites and the Putites or Lybiens were deſcended from Ham, Get. 10. 6. k The Lydiaris were as famous for the uſe of the Bow in War, they were deſcended from Mijraim or Shem, Gen. lo. 13. 22. the Lydians here meant are thought to be thoſe deſcended from Miſraim, and ſome think theſe were Ethipians, They were all Auxiliaries to the Egyptians in this Expedition.
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1 Or, Bur this is the Day of the Lard, &e. Pharadh is miſtaken in accouning this day his owti, becauſe of the multitude of his For ces, this is the Day of the Lord, who as he is the Lord of all the hoſts of his Creatures, ſo hath a particular Rule and Government over hoſts of Men ; This is further explained by the next Words, s 4ay of vengeance, which God hath ſer apart, in it to be ayenged upon his Enemies. m» Theſe Phraſes only metaphorically ſignifie, the great ſlaughter God would make that day amongſt the Zzyprians » This the Prophet declares that God would do for his honour and glory, therefore he talls it 4 Szcrifite, by which alſo he decla« reth his Juſtice in this puniſhment of the Egyptians, and for the fur- ther repute and credit of his Prophecy, telleth them to whom he ſpake of the place it ſhould be in, viz. near the River Euphrates, where Joſiah was flain by him, 2 Rings 23. 29. ns
Ix Go up into Gilead and take * balm, O virgin, * Chap, the daughter of Egypte: in vain ſhalt thou uſe many 8. 22. medicines : for} thou ſhalt not be cured p. RE...
o Great States are ordinarily in Scripture called Y:7gins for their Beauty, and pleaſant State ; Gilesd was a moſt famous place for Balm : The Prophet ironically calls to the Egyprans to goto Gilead for Balm. p Bur tells them it would be to no purpoſe, God was about to wound them beyond all help of Medicines. :
12 The nations have heard of thy ſhame q, and thy cry hath filled the land, for the mighty mian hath ſtumbled againſt the mighty, «nd they are fallen both together #. | |
q The Prophet keepeth to hisold Prophetick Stile, ſpeaking of things that were to come to paſs ſome Years after, as ifthey were the certainty of them; in this fenſe lie ſaith other Nationg had ſeen; becauſe they ſhould ſee the ſhame and confuſion of the Kgyptiaps upon their overthrow, and the ery of their ſlain and wounded Men would fill other Lands. r For 12rians ſhould certainly be overthrown, either by the Chaldt-
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13 \ The word that the LORD ſpake to Feremiah the Prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby- *6, loh ſhould cotite «xd * ſmite the land of Egypt /.
[ A Revelation different from the former in this, that the former only foretold the overthrow of the, King of Kgp? in, a particular Battel in Carchemiſh near Euphrates, of which we read that the thing wasdone, 2 Kings 24 7. This foretells the King of Babylen's over- running all the Land of Zgypr, and was not fulfilled till ſome Years after Zedekiah was carried away iy 5; g- but prepheſied of Chap.
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