All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and put darkness on your land, declares the Lord GOD.
Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, Eze 32:2. It concerns ministers to be much of a serious spirit, and, in order thereunto, to be frequent in taking up lamentations for the fall and ruin of sinners, as those that have not desired, but dreaded, the woeful day.
Commenting on Ezekiel 32:1-16
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee,.... Or, "all the lights of the light" (a); 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...
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. (g) By this manner of speech is meant the great sorrow that will be for the slaughter of the king and his people.