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Ezekiel 30
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord GOD says:
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
For the day is near,
For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
A sword will come on Egypt,
A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush (note: That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9) when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
“‘“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the mixed people, Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, will fall with them by the sword.”
Cush, Put, and Lud (note: Or Lydia), and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
“‘The LORD says:
For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene (note: That is, Aswan; see Isaiah 49:12) they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
“They will be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate.
They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
They will know that I am the LORD
Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
“‘“In that day messengers will go out from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid. There will be anguish on them, as in the day of Egypt; for, behold, it comes.”
On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.
“‘The Lord GOD says:
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
He and his people with him,
He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
I will make the rivers dry,
I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.
“‘The Lord GOD says:
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis (note: LXX; Hebrew Noph; also in verse 16). There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
I will make Pathros desolate,
I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes (note: Hebrew No; also in verses 15 and 16).
I will pour my wrath on Sin,
I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium (note: Hebrew Sin; also in verse 16), the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes.
I will set a fire in Egypt
I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth will fall by the sword.
The young men of On and Pi-beseth (note: That is, Heliopolis and Bubastis, as in LXX; Hebrew Aven and Pi-beseth) will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
At Tehaphnehes also the day will withdraw itself,
The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
Thus I will execute judgements on Egypt.
So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
In the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Behold, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it may become strong to hold the sword.
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken. I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
I will scatter the Egyptians amongst the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before the king of Babylon with the groaning of a mortally wounded man.
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt.
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
I will scatter the Egyptians amongst the nations and disperse them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”