The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
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Gill's Exposition
The strong among the mighty shall speak to him,.... The strongest of them, such who have excelled others in strength and courage, famous for military exploits, who have been generals of armies, great…
Barnes' Notes
The uncircumcised - throughout this dirge is equivalent to pagan viewed as impure (Eze 31:18 note).
Adam Clarke
Out of the midst of hell - שאול sheol, the catacombs, the place of burial. There is something here similar to Isa 14:9, where the descent of the king of Babylon to the state of the dead is described.
This prophecy concludes and completes the burden of Egypt, and leaves it and all its multitude in the pit of destruction.
I. We are here invited to attend the funeral of that once flourishing kingdom,…
Cambridge Bible
The Pharaoh and his multitude are supposed here to have descended into Sheòl, and the "mighty ones" already there address them (Isa 14:8; Isa 14:10) or speak of them.
The strong among the mighty lit.…
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