Ezekiel 30:4

Ezekiel 30:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
• New International Version (NIV)A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down.

Context of Ezekiel 30:4

2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’ 3For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near, It will be a cloudy day; A time of doom for the nations. A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish and trembling will be in Ethiopia (Cush), When the slain fall in Egypt And they [of Babylon] carry away her great mass of people and her riches And her foundations are torn down. 5Ethiopia (Cush), Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya (Cub) and the people of the land of the covenant [the Jews who had taken refuge in Egypt] will fall with the Egyptians by the sword.” 6‘Thus says the Lord, “Those who uphold and support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol [in the north] to Syene [in the south] They will fall within her by the sword,” Says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 30:4 word by word

וּבָאָ֥ה חֶ֙רֶב֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיְתָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכ֔וּשׁ בִּנְפֹ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְלָקְח֣וּ הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and great painחַלְחָלָהchalchâlâh · anguishH2479
• shall be in Ethiopiaכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
• when the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• and they shall take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• her multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• and her foundationsיְסוֹדyesôd · foundationH3247
• shall be broken downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:4

• Ezekiel 29:8‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am going to bring a sword on you and cut off (destroy) both man and animal,
• Isaiah 19:2“So I will provoke Egyptians against Egyptians; And they will fight, each one against his brother and each one against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
• Jeremiah 50:35A sword against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord, “And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her princes (officials, civic rulers) and against her wise men (astrologers, religious rulers)!
• Ezekiel 30:9On that day [swift] messengers will go from Me in ships to frighten the careless and unsuspecting Ethiopians, and there will be anguish and trembling in them as in the day of [judgment for] Egypt; for behold, it is coming!”
• Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard [about You], they tremble; Anguish and fear has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Psalms 48:6Panic seized them there, And pain, as that of a woman in childbirth.
• Isaiah 19:16In that day the Egyptians will become like [helpless] women, and they will tremble and be frightened because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.
• Revelation 18:9“And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
• Ezekiel 30:10‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will also make the great people of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
• Ezekiel 29:12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.”
• Isaiah 16:7Therefore Moab will wail for Moab; everyone will wail. You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, As those who are utterly stricken and discouraged.
• Jeremiah 50:15Raise the battle cry against her on every side! She has given her hand [in agreement] and has surrendered; her pillars have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done [to others], do to her.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This third message against Egypt is written as a lament (a poem of sorrow). It repeats much of the earlier message in Ezekiel 29:1–16. God would judge Egypt and its allies. The nation would fall under his judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. pain--literally, "pangs with trembling as of a woman in childbirth."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:4

• Ethiopia

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• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Ethiopia, Ethiopian
• Deadly
• Isaiah
• Pain

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings