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She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end in her; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30.htm">King James Bible</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/30.htm">New King James Version</a> At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, When I break the yokes of Egypt there. And her arrogant strength shall cease in her; As for her, a cloud shall cover her, And her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And in Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the bars of the yoke of Egypt. Then the pride of her strength will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break the yoke bars and dominion of Egypt there. Then the pride of her power will come to an end; A cloud [of disasters] will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes, when I break the yoke of Egypt there and its proud strength comes to an end in the city. A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes, and its surrounding villages will go into captivity. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes, when I break the yoke of Egypt there and its proud strength comes to an end in the city. A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes, and its villages will go into captivity. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You were so proud of your nation's power, but when I crush that power and kill that pride, darkness will fall over the city of Tahpanhes. A dark, gloomy cloud will cover the land as you are being led away into captivity. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt's power. Egypt's strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> Darkness will fall on Tahpanhes when I break the power of Egypt and put an end to the strength they were so proud of. A cloud will cover Egypt, and the people of all her cities will be taken prisoner. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> It will be a dark day for Tahpanhes when I break the yokes of Egypt. That's when her arrogant power will come to an end. She'll be covered by a cloud, and her citizens will go into captivity. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/30.htm">NET Bible</a> In Tahpanhes the day will be dark when I break the yoke of Egypt there. Her confident pride will cease within her; a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/web/ezekiel/30.htm">World English Bible</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day will withdraw itself, when I break the yokes of Egypt there. The pride of her power will cease in her. As for her, a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the day has been dark in Tehaphnehes, "" In My breaking the yokes of Egypt there, "" And the excellence of her strength has ceased in her, "" Her! A cloud covers her, "" And her daughters go into captivity. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And in Tehaphnehes hath the day been dark, In My breaking there the yokes of Egypt, And ceased in her hath the excellency of her strength, She -- a cloud doth cover her, And her daughters into captivity do go. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in Tahhapanes the day was darkened in my breaking there the rods of Egypt: and the pride of her strength ceased in her: she, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in Taphnis the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the sceptres of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall be led into captivity. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in Tahpanhes, the day will grow black, when, in that place, I will break the scepters of Egypt. And the arrogance of her authority will fail within her; a gloom will cover her. Then her daughters will be led into captivity. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Bible</a> In Tahpanhes, the day will turn dark when I break the scepter of Egypt there and put an end to its proud strength. Dark clouds will cover it, and its women will go into captivity. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the dominion of Egypt, and its proud might shall come to an end; the city shall be covered by a cloud, and its daughter-towns shall go into captivity.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And in Tahpanhes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the sceptre of Egypt; and the pomp of her strength shall cease from her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in Takhpis the day shall set when I have broken there the scepter of Egypt, and the glory of her strength has ceased from her and a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, When I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, And the pride of her power shall cease in her; As for her, a cloud shall cover her, And her daughters shall go into captivity. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the day shall be darkened in Taphnae, when I have broken there the scepters of Egypt: and the pride of her strength shall perish there: and a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall be taken prisoners. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">A Lament for Egypt</a> …17The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity. 18<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">The day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: ḥā·śaḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">will be darkened</a> <a href="/hebrew/8471.htm" title="8471: ū·ḇiṯ·ḥap̄·nə·ḥês (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Tchaphnchec; or Tachpnec; of Egyptian derivation; Tachpanches, Techaphneches or Tachpenes, a place in Egypt.">in Tahpanhes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: bə·šiḇ·rî- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">when I break</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4133.htm" title="4133: mō·ṭō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A pole, bar (of a yoke). Feminine of mowt; a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke.">the yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">her proud</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘uz·zāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: wə·niš·baṯ- (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">comes to an end.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ā·nān (N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">A cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: yə·ḵas·sen·nāh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">will cover her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and her daughters</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> 19So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-4</a> 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. ... <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26</a> 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. / I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD. <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8-10</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Isaiah 30:4</a> For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Jeremiah 43:11-13</a> He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword. / 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.’” <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-13</a> 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”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray. <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Jeremiah 44:30</a> 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.” <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/25-19.htm">Jeremiah 25:19</a> Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people; <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Isaiah 20:3-5</a> 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, / 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. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a> 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.” <a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Acts 7:22</a> So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a> Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.Tehaphenes<a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Jeremiah 2:16</a> Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.Tahapanes<a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7-9</a> So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes… <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Jeremiah 46:14</a> Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.Tahpanhes <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Exodus 10:15</a> For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.<a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a> And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.<a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19</a> Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.darkened.<a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Ezekiel 29:15</a> It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.<a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.<a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Isaiah 10:27</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.the pomp<a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Ezekiel 31:18</a> To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18</a> Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.<a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a> Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.a cloud<a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3</a> For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.<a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a> The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-28.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Tahpanhes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Yokes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Tahpanhes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Yokes</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 30</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/30-1.htm">The desolation of Egypt and her helpers</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/30-20.htm">The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes Tahpanhes, also known as Daphnae, was a significant city in ancient Egypt, located in the eastern Nile Delta. It served as a fortress and a place of refuge for many, including the prophet Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7-9</a>). The darkening of the day symbolizes impending judgment and calamity, often associated with divine intervention (<a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a>). This imagery of darkness is used throughout the Bible to signify God's judgment (<a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a>, <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a>).when I break the yoke of Egypt The "yoke" represents oppression and bondage, often used to describe the subjugation of one nation by another (<a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/28-2.htm">Jeremiah 28:2</a>). Egypt's yoke refers to its dominance and influence over other nations, which God promises to break. This breaking of the yoke signifies liberation and the end of Egypt's power, aligning with God's historical pattern of delivering His people from oppression (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>).and her proud strength comes to an end Egypt was renowned for its military might and cultural achievements, often characterized by pride and self-reliance (<a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Isaiah 30:7</a>). The end of Egypt's proud strength indicates a humbling by God, a common theme where God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). This serves as a reminder of the futility of human pride against divine sovereignty.A cloud will cover her The cloud is a metaphor for impending doom and divine judgment. In biblical literature, clouds often accompany God's presence and judgment (<a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>, <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>). This imagery suggests an overwhelming and inescapable judgment that envelops Egypt, indicating God's active role in the unfolding events.and her daughters will go into captivity "Daughters" here likely refers to the smaller towns and settlements under Egypt's control, personified as female dependents. Captivity is a common consequence of divine judgment, as seen in the Babylonian exile of Judah (<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a>). This phrase underscores the totality of Egypt's defeat and the dispersion of its people, reflecting the broader biblical theme of exile as a result of sin and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/tehaphnehes.htm">Tehaphnehes</a> An ancient city in Egypt, known as a significant fortress and royal residence. It symbolizes the strength and pride of Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A powerful nation often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's people. In this context, it represents a nation under judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/y/yoke_of_egypt.htm">Yoke of Egypt</a> Represents the oppressive power and influence Egypt had over other nations, including Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cloud.htm">Cloud</a> Symbolizes God's judgment and the obscuring of Egypt's power and glory. 5. <a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_egypt.htm">Daughters of Egypt</a> Refers to the inhabitants of Egypt, indicating their impending captivity and loss of freedom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God's judgment on Egypt demonstrates His ultimate authority over all nations. No earthly power can withstand His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Egypt's proud strength is brought low, reminding us that pride precedes a fall. We must remain humble before God. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> The imagery of darkness and captivity serves as a sobering reminder of the reality of God's judgment against sin and rebellion. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> Just as God delivered Israel from Egypt's oppression, He is faithful to deliver His people from spiritual bondage today. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The fate of Egypt underscores the need for repentance and turning back to God to avoid judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 30</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_33__reconcile_themes_with_others.htm">Ezekiel 33 (overall) - How do we reconcile the moral and prophetic themes here with other biblical prophecies that appear contradictory or unfulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_45_9_relate_to_free_will.htm">How does Isaiah 45:9's analogy of the clay questioning the potter align with human free will and responsibility for evil?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_deeds_with_israel's_woes.htm">Isaiah 12:5: How do we reconcile the emphasis on 'excellent things' done by God with the historical records of suffering and defeat experienced by the Israelites?</a> <a href="/q/what_sources_confirm_1_samuel_30_events.htm">What reliable sources affirm that the recovery of every captive, including David's wives, truly happened (1 Samuel 30)?</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>(18) Tehaphnehes.--(<a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm" title="Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of your head.">Jeremiah 2:16</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/43-7.htm" title="So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.">Jeremiah 43:7-9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm" title="The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,">Jeremiah 44:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm" title="Declare you in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say you, Stand fast, and prepare you; for the sword shall devour round about you.">Jeremiah 46:14</a>.) Otherwise called Tahpanhes; the city Daphne, also a frontier town near Pelusium, strongly fortified. It may be especially mentioned, because the Jews who fled from Palestine through fear of Nebuchadnezzar had taken refuge there (Jeremiah 43, 44).The day shall be darkened.--This is a common prophetic form of describing coming calamity. (See <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm" title="For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.">Ezekiel 30:3</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm" title="All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 32:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm" title="For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.">Isaiah 13:10</a>; <a href="/joel/2-10.htm" title="The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:">Joel 2:10</a>; <a href="/joel/2-31.htm" title="The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.">Joel 2:31</a>; <a href="/joel/3-15.htm" title="The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.">Joel 3:15</a>; <a href="/amos/8-9.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, said the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:">Amos 8:9</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm" title="Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:">Matthew 24:29</a>, &c.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - At Tehaphnehes; the Tabu-panes of <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Jeremiah 2:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah 42:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah 44:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Jeremiah 46:14</a>; (where it appears as having a royal palace); the Taphnae of the LXX.; the Daphne of Herod., 2:30. It was another frontier-fortress in the neighborhood of Pelusium, built by Psammetichus. It may, perhaps, be represented by the modern Tel-ed-Defenne, about twenty-seven miles southwest of Pelusium. The day shall be darkened. The normal image for the departure of the sunshine of prosperity, as in Ver. 3 and <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7</a> (comp. <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20</a>; <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a>, etc.). The yokes of Egypt. Commonly, as in <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Ezekiel 34:27</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Jeremiah 28:10, 12</a>, the phrase would imply the deliverance of Egypt from the yoke of oppression suffered at the hand of others. Here that sense is clearly inappropriate. The LXX. and Vulgate give "the scepters" of Egypt, which implies a different reading, and this is adopted in substance by Ewald and Smend, the latter preferring rendering it by "supports" or "props," the "red" being used as a "staff" rather than as a "scepter" (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Ezekiel 19:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/43-8.htm">Jeremiah 43:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Jeremiah 48:17</a>). The pomp of her strength. The phrase meets us again in <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28</a>, and includes what we speak of as the parade of power, here probably with a view to the foreign forces that garrisoned both Daphne and Pelusium. The daughters may be literally the women of the city, who were to share the usual fate of their sex on the capture of a city; or as in <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Ezekiel 26:6, 8</a>; or probably as in <a href="/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53, 55</a>, for the villages and towns dependent on the strong city. On the whole, looking to the mention of the "young men" in Ver. 17, the literal meaning seems preferable. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day will be darkened חָשַׂ֣ךְ (ḥā·śaḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2821.htm">Strong's 2821: </a> To be dark, to darken in Tehaphnehes וּבִֽתְחַפְנְחֵס֙ (ū·ḇiṯ·ḥap̄·nə·ḥês) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8471.htm">Strong's 8471: </a> Tahpanhes -- a city in Egypt when I break בְּשִׁבְרִי־ (bə·šiḇ·rî-) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces there שָׁם֙ (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither the yoke מֹט֣וֹת (mō·ṭō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4133.htm">Strong's 4133: </a> A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and בָּ֖הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> her proud גְּא֣וֹן (gə·’ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> Arrogance, majesty, ornament strength עֻזָּ֑הּ (‘uz·zāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> Strength, might comes to an end. וְנִשְׁבַּת־ (wə·niš·baṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> To repose, desist from exertion A cloud עָנָ֣ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud will cover her, יְכַסֶּ֔נָּה (yə·ḵas·sen·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> To plump, fill up hollows, to cover and her daughters וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter will go תֵלַֽכְנָה׃ (ṯê·laḵ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk into captivity. בַּשְּׁבִ֥י (baš·šə·ḇî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> Exiled, captured, exile, booty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 30:18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw (Ezek. 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