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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the women shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these <i>cities</i> shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these <i>cities</i> shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The choice men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The young men of On (Aven) and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women [and children] will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The young soldiers in the cities of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the rest of the people will be taken prisoner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The young men from Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and people from these cities will go into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The young men of the cities of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in the war, and the other people will be taken prisoner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The young men of On and Pi-beseth will die violently, and their cities will be taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth will fall by the sword. They will go into captivity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth fall by sword, "" And these go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth by sword do fall, And these into captivity do go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these shall go into captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The young men of Heliopolis, and of Bubastus shall fall by the sword, and they themselves shall go into captivity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The young men of Heliopolis and Pibeseth will fall by the sword, and the young women will be led into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The warriors of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, the cities taken captive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and the cities themselves shall go into captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The young men of Mapibest shall be weak, and they shall fall by the sword; and the remnant shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the young men of Mephibseth shall be like water, and they shall fall by the sword, and they shall depart into captivity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; And these cities shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The youths of Heliopolis and Bubastum shall fall by the sword, and the women shall go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">A Lament for Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: ba·ḥū·rê (N-mpc) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">The young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/204.htm" title="204: ’ā·wen (N-proper-fs) -- A city in N. Eg. Or; On; of Egyptian derivation; On, a city of Egypt.">of On</a> <a href="/hebrew/6364.htm" title="6364: ū·p̄î-A place in Eg. Of Egyptian origin; Pi-Beseth, a place in Egypt."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6364.htm" title="6364: ḇe·seṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A place in Eg. Of Egyptian origin; Pi-Beseth, a place in Egypt.">and Pi-beseth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pō·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2007.htm" title="2007: wə·hên·nāh (Conj-w:: Pro-3fp) -- They. Prolongation for hen; themselves.">and those cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ṯê·laḵ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: baš·šə·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">into captivity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Isaiah 19:13</a></span><br />The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8-10</a></span><br />Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4-5</a></span><br />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. / Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Jeremiah 43:12-13</a></span><br />I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed. / He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Isaiah 30:4</a></span><br />For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Jeremiah 44:30</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11</a></span><br />The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-4</a></span><br />This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. / “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. / Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Jeremiah 46:14</a></span><br />“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16-17</a></span><br />In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. / The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a></span><br />Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Acts 7:22</a></span><br />So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a></span><br />where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.</p><p class="hdg">Aven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Genesis 41:45</a></b></br> And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over <i>all</i> the land of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">Pibeseth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-23.htm">Aven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Heliopolis</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-48.htm">Women</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Young</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-13.htm">Youths</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Aven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-4.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Heliopolis</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-9.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-4.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Women</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Young</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Youths</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-1.htm">The desolation of Egypt and her helpers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-20.htm">The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The young men of On and Pi-beseth</b><br>On, also known as Heliopolis, was a major city in ancient Egypt, renowned for its temple dedicated to the sun god Ra. It was a center of religious and cultural significance. Pi-beseth, identified with the city of Bubastis, was another important Egyptian city, known for its worship of the goddess Bastet. The mention of young men highlights the strength and vitality of these cities, which would be decimated. This prophecy underscores the judgment against Egypt, a nation often in opposition to Israel, and reflects the broader theme of divine retribution against idolatry and false worship.<p><b>will fall by the sword</b><br>The phrase "fall by the sword" indicates a violent and decisive defeat, often used in prophetic literature to describe the outcome of divine judgment. This imagery is consistent with the historical context of military conquests and invasions that were common in the ancient Near East. The sword symbolizes warfare and destruction, a tool of God's judgment against nations that opposed His will. This prophecy aligns with other biblical passages where God uses foreign nations as instruments of His judgment, such as in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>.<p><b>and those cities will go into captivity</b><br>The concept of captivity reflects the historical reality of conquered peoples being taken as prisoners or exiles. This was a common practice in ancient warfare, serving both as a punishment and a means of control. The prophecy of captivity for On and Pi-beseth signifies the complete subjugation and humiliation of these cities. It echoes the fate of Israel and Judah when they were taken into exile, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a> and <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a>. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the fulfillment of His prophetic word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/on.htm">On (Heliopolis)</a></b><br>An ancient city in Egypt, known for its temple dedicated to the sun god Ra. It was a center of worship and learning.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm">Pi-beseth (Bubastis)</a></b><br>Another city in Egypt, known for the worship of the goddess Bastet. It was a significant cultural and religious center.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_men.htm">Young Men</a></b><br>Refers to the warriors or inhabitants of these cities who will face destruction and captivity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes warfare and divine judgment that will come upon these cities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>The consequence of the judgment, indicating the people will be taken away from their homeland.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is certain and just. The fall of On and Pi-beseth serves as a reminder that no nation or city is beyond God's reach.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_consequences.htm">Idolatry's Consequences</a></b><br>The cities mentioned were centers of idol worship. This passage warns against the dangers of idolatry and turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy demonstrates God's control over the rise and fall of nations, encouraging believers to trust in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The "sword" symbolizes not just physical warfare but also spiritual battles. Believers are called to be vigilant and prepared.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_captivity.htm">Hope in Captivity</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's discipline is meant to bring people back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_400_men_escape_on_camels.htm">How did only 400 men escape on camels if David and his men fought so extensively (1 Samuel 30:17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel_17_22-23's_prophecy_implausible.htm">Why does the prophecy in Ezekiel 17:22-23 about planting a tender twig on a 'high and lofty mountain' seem scientifically implausible, given real plant growth conditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_align_ezekiel_30_20-21_with_history.htm">Given Ezekiel 30:20-21's emphasis on the timing of events near the Pharaoh's fall, how do we reconcile the prophecy's sequence with the reported chronology from extrabiblical sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_served_as_priests_in_on.htm">Who served as priests in On?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Of Aven and of Pi-beseth.--</span>Aven is the same as On of <a href="/genesis/41-45.htm" title="And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.">Genesis 41:45</a>; <a href="/genesis/41-50.htm" title="And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him.">Genesis 41:50</a>, and as Bethshemesh (House of the Sun) of <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm" title="He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.">Jeremiah 43:13</a>, the Heliopolis of the Greeks, so called because from the remotest times a chief seat of the worship of the sun. The vowel points are slightly changed from On to make Aven, <span class= "ital">nothingness,</span> often used of idols. Pi-beseth, on the monuments <span class= "ital">Pi-Pasht--</span>so called from the cat-headed goddess there worshipped--is Bubastis, situated on the canal leading from the Pelusiac branch of the Nile towards Suez.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The young men of Aven</span>; the "On" of <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12</a>:45, the "house of the sun" of <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Jeremiah 43:13</a>, the <span class="accented">Heliopolis</span> of the LXX. and Vulgate. The form <span class="accented">Avert</span> (<span class="accented">Hebrews</span> for "a vain thing!" <span class="accented">as in</span> <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a>) was perhaps chosen as a word of scorn pointing to the idolatry of the city. <span class="cmt_word">Pibeseth</span>; LXX., <span class="accented">Bubastos</span>. The city situated on the Suez Canal, begun by Necho and finished under Ptolemy II. (Herod., 2:59). It derived its name from the eat-headed goddess Pasht, and was the chief seat of the home which was named after it. It was destroyed by the Persians (Diod. Sic., 15:51), but the name lingers in <span class="accented">Tebbastat</span>, a heap of ruins about seven hours journey from the Nile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The young men</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּח֥וּרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥū·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Selected, a youth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of On</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֛וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_206.htm">Strong's 206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aven -- 'wickedness', a contemptuous synonym for two places</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Pi-beseth</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶ֖סֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇe·seṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6364.htm">Strong's 6364: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pi-beseth -- a place in Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fall</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפֹּ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pō·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those [cities]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵ֖נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> </span><span class="str2">Themselves</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵלַֽכְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·laḵ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into captivity.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁבִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 30:17 The young men of Aven (Ezek. 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