Ezekiel 30:6
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Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
In other translations
Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְנָפְלוּvenafeluand they will fallH5307סֹמְכֵיsomekhei[the] supporters ofH5564מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וְיָרַדveyaradand it will come downH3381גְּאוֹןge'on[the] pride ofH1347עֻזָּהּ'uzahstrength itsH5797מִמִּגְדֹּלmimigdolfrom MigdolH4024סְוֵנֵהsevenehSyeneH5482בַּחֶרֶבbacherevby the swordH2719יִפְּלוּ־yipelu-they will fallH5307בָהּvahin itנְאֻםne'um[the] utterance ofH5002אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִה׃yahwehYahwehH3069
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 29:10Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.
- Isaiah 20:3-63 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, 4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. 5 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. 6 And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
- Nahum 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
- Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
- Job 9:13If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
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People and places
Places: Egypt, Migdol (Ezekiel 29), Syene