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The day!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For comes now the day—</p> <p class="poetry2">comes now the Day of the LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">the day of clouds!</p> <p class="poetry2">The time of the gentiles<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:3 Or nations">a</a></span> is fulfilled!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:3 Or gentiles shall come to pass; or It shall be the time of judgment for the gentiles">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>War<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:4 Lit. The sword">c</a></span> will come to Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and Ethiopia will be in anguish</p> <p class="poetry2">when the slain fall in Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">when her wealth is carried off,</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">and her foundations are demolished.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Ethiopia,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 Lit. Cush; the Heb. name means black">d</a></span> Libya,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 Lit. Put; the Heb. name means bow">e</a></span> descendants of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 The Heb. lacks descendants of">f</a></span> Lud,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 I.e., the fourth son of Shem, progenitor of the Lydians. The Heb. name Lud means strife.">g</a></span> all those who have mixed themselves,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 So LXX; cf. Dan 2:43; MT reads all the twilight">h</a></span> and Libya<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 Lit. Chub; the Heb. means horde">i</a></span> —along with everyone in the land of Israel who is in league<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 Or who have joined in a covenant">j</a></span> with them—will die violently.”’”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:5 Lit. will fall by the sword">k</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">Continued Judgment on Egypt</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“This is what the LORD says:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">‘Those who are supporting Egypt will fall;</p> <p class="poetry2">her majestic strength that she brought<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:6 The Heb. lacks that she brought">l</a></span> from the Aswan<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:6 Lit. Syene, an Egyptian frontier town near the southern border with Ethiopia">m</a></span> fortress will collapse</p> <p class="poetry2">by the sword that invades her,’</p> <p class="poetry2">declares the Lord GOD.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They’ll remain desolate among desolate lands,</p> <p class="poetry2">their cities will be named among those that are ruined.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They will know that I am the LORD</p> <p class="poetry2">when I kindle my fire in Egypt</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">and all who help her are crushed.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>‘When that happens, couriers will go out in ships to terrify Ethiopia<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:9 Lit. Cush; the Heb. name means black">n</a></span> in its complacency. Anguish will visit them as it will visit Egypt. Watch out! It’s coming!’”</p> <p class="heading">Foreigners will Invade Egypt</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“This is what the LORD says:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">‘I’m putting an end to that gang from Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I’m going to use King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to do it!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He and his ruthless army with him will be brought</p> <p class="poetry2">to destroy the land.</p> <p class="poetry2">They’ll draw their swords and attack<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:11 Lit. swords against">o</a></span> Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">filling the land with the dead!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I’ll dry up their waterways,</p> <p class="poetry2">and evil men will sell off the land.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’m going to make that land desolate,</p> <p class="poetry2">along with everything that’s in it,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I’m going to use foreigners to do it.</p> <p class="poetry2">I, the LORD have spoken!’”</p> <p class="heading">Destruction of Egypt’s Gods</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“This is what the Lord GOD says:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">‘I will destroy the idols</p> <p class="poetry2">and put an end to the images that come from Memphis.</p> <p class="poetry2">There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I will terrify the land of Egypt.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I’m going to turn Pathros into a desolation,</p> <p class="poetry2">set fire to Zoan,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:14 i.e. the residence city of Egypt’s Pharaoh at the time of the exodus (c. 1440 BCE)">p</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and judge Thebes.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:14 Lit. No; i.e. the ancient capital of Egypt">q</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I’ll pour out my anger on Sin,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:15 So MT; LXX reads Sain; i.e. Pelusium, a fortified city on Egypt’s northeastern border">r</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">Egypt’s strong fortress,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I’ll eliminate the gangs in Thebes.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I’ll set fire to Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and Aswan<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:16 LXX reads Syene, an Egyptian frontier town near the southern border with Ethiopia; MT reads Sin">s</a></span> will writhe in agony.</p> <p class="poetry2">Thebes will be demolished,</p> <p class="poetry2">and Memphis will face daily distress.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The young men of On and Pi-beseth will die violently,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:17 Lit. will fall by the sword">t</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and their cities will be taken captive.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>It will be a dark day for Tahpanhes</p> <p class="poetry2">when I break the yokes of Egypt.</p> <p class="poetry2">That’s when her arrogant power will come to an end.</p> <p class="poetry2">She’ll be covered by a cloud,</p> <p class="poetry2">and her citizens<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:18 Lit. daughters">u</a></span> will go into captivity.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>I will judge Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and they will learn that I am the LORD.’”</p> <p class="heading">Babylon’s Victory</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of our captivity,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:20 The Heb. lacks of our captivity">v</a></span> a message came to me from the LORD. It had this to say: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“Son of Man, I’ve broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Look! It hasn’t been set in a splint for healing or wrapped with a bandage so it could be strong enough to hold a sword! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:</p> <p class="reg">‘I’m coming to attack Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and I’m going to break both of his arms, the strong one and the wounded one. That will make him drop his sword. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>I’m going to scatter Egypt throughout the surrounding<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:23 The Heb. lacks surrounding">w</a></span> nations and disperse them throughout the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>I’m going to strengthen the military might<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:24 Lit. the arm">x</a></span> of the king of Babylon, put my own sword in his hand, and break Pharaoh’s strength.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:24 Lit. arms">y</a></span> Then Pharaoh<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:24 Lit. he">z</a></span> will groan like a dying man right in front of the king of Babylon.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="30:24 Lit. of him">aa</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When I strengthen the military might of Babylon, the military might of Pharaoh will fail, and then they will learn that I am the LORD when I place my own sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. He will attack the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/30-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the world, they will learn that I am the LORD.’”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 30:3 Or <i>nations</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 30:3 Or <i>gentiles shall come to pass</i>; or <i>It shall be the time of judgment for the gentiles</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 30:4 Lit. <i>The sword</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 30:5 Lit. <i>Cush</i>; the Heb. name means <i>black</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 30:5 Lit. <i>Put</i>; the Heb. name means <i>bow</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 30:5 The Heb. lacks <i>descendants of</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 30:5 I.e., the fourth son of Shem, progenitor of the Lydians. The Heb. name <i>Lud</i> means <i>strife.</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 30:5 So LXX; cf. Dan 2:43; MT reads <i>all the twilight</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 30:5 Lit. <i>Chub</i>; the Heb. means <i>horde</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 30:5 Or <i>who have joined in a covenant</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 30:5 Lit. <i>will fall by the sword</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 30:6 The Heb. lacks <i>that she brought</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 30:6 Lit. <i>Syene</i>, an Egyptian frontier town near the southern border with Ethiopia<br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 30:9 Lit. <i>Cush</i>; the Heb. name means <i>black</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 30:11 Lit. <i>swords against</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 30:14 i.e. the residence city of Egypt’s Pharaoh at the time of the exodus (c. 1440 BCE)<br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 30:14 Lit. <i>No</i>; i.e. the ancient capital of Egypt<br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 30:15 So MT; LXX reads <i>Sain</i>; i.e. Pelusium, a fortified city on Egypt’s northeastern border<br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 30:16 LXX reads <i>Syene</i>, an Egyptian frontier town near the southern border with Ethiopia; MT reads <i>Sin</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 30:17 Lit. <i>will fall by the sword</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 30:18 Lit. <i>daughters</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 30:20 The Heb. lacks <i>of our captivity</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 30:23 The Heb. lacks <i>surrounding</i><br /><span class="fnb">x</span> 30:24 Lit. <i>the arm</i><br /><span class="fnb">y</span> 30:24 Lit. <i>arms</i><br /><span class="fnb">z</span> 30:24 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">aa</span> 30:24 Lit. <i>of him</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezekiel/29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezekiel 29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ezekiel/31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezekiel 31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/ezekiel/30-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>