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250 A Commentary
Chapter Ver. 18. oAt Tehaphnehes the Day (hall be
XXX. darkened] Compare Ver. 3. Tehaphnehes elfe-
^^V ?-vO where writ Tahpanhes, is fuppofed to be the
Ver. 10. fame place which was afterwards called Daphr
n& Telu/lacd. See the Note on Jer. xliii. 7.
Ibid, When I (hall break there' the Yokes of
Egypt. ~] When I fhall fet thofe at Liberty that
are oppreiTed by the Bondage of Egypt. Com-
pare Chap, xxxiv. 27.
Ibid. qA Cloud flail cover her,.] See Ver. j.
Ver. 21. Ver. 21. J have broken the &4rm of Pharaoh,
&c.] I have broken his Strength, fo that he
will never be able to recover his former Power,
Compare Jer. xlviii. 25. It is ufual for the Prophets
to fpeak of a Thing future, as if it were
already accomplished. See the Note on Ifa.
xxi. 9.
Ver. 22. Ver. 22. oAnd I will break his oArms, the
Strong, and that which was broken.] The. King
o£ Babylon had before difpofTefTed the King of
Egypt of all his new Conquefts, from the River
of Egypt to the River Euphrates, 2 Kings xxiv.
7. So that this Part of his Strength was already
taken away, and never to be recovered ; and
now God threatens to deftroy the Remainder of
his Power, the Kingdom of Egypt it felf.
Ibid. (And I will caufe the Sword tofall out of
his Hand.] He fhall have no more Strength to
defend himfelf, than a Man hath to ufe his Sword
when his Arm is broken.
Ver. 22. Ver. 23. oAnd I will fcatter the Egyptians
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among the Nations y &c] See Chap. xxix. 1 j.
Ver.