Ezekiel 29:7

Ezekiel 29:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
• New International Version (NIV)When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.
• English Standard Version (ESV)when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their shoulders; When they leaned on you, You broke and made all their backs quiver.”

Context of Ezekiel 29:7

5I will leave you in the wilderness with all your fish. You will lie on the ground in the open fields. Nobody will pick you up or take care of you. I will give you to the wild animals and birds to be their food. 6Then all the people who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. Israel's people thought that you would help them. But you were only like a weak stick for them. When they wanted you to hold them up, you broke into pieces. Your sharp pieces tore their shoulders. When they held on to you, you caused their legs to shake. 8So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I will bring am army to attack you. I will use them to kill all your men and your animals. 9The land of Egypt will become an empty place. Then they will know that I am the Lord. You said, ‘The Nile river belongs to me. I made it for myself.’

Ezekiel 29:7 word by word

בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בְּךָ֤ בַכַּף֙ תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־כָּתֵ֑ף וּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־מָתְנָֽיִם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When they took holdתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• of thee by thy handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• thou didst breakרָצַץrâtsats · to crushH7533
• and rendבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• all their shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• and when they leanedשָׁעַןshâ‛an · to leanH8172
• upon thee, thou brakestשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• and madest all their loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• to be at a standעָמַד‛âmad · to shakeH5976

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:7

• Ezekiel 17:15But the man from the king's family did turn against the king of Babylon. He sent his officers with a message to Egypt. He asked them to send a large army with horses to save Jerusalem. But that will not help him to be safe! He did not obey his agreement with the king of Babylon, so he will not escape!
• Jeremiah 37:5The army of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had marched out of Egypt. Babylon's soldiers who were attacking Jerusalem heard news about that. So they went away from Jerusalem.
• Psalms 118:8It is better to go to the Lord to keep you safe, than to trust in people.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust in human leaders. No human can save you.
• Proverbs 25:19If you are in trouble and you trust someone who is not honest, it will not help you. He will be as useless as a bad tooth or a broken leg.
• Jeremiah 17:5The Lord says, ‘I will curse those who only trust people to help them. They think that human strength will save them, and they turn away from me, the Lord.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7So Egypt was continually proving to Israel, to Jehoiakim and to Zedekiah. The tenses are present not past. To be at a stand - Others, “to totter.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Egypt’s sin is closely connected to Israel. Egypt is described as a staff made of reeds. A reed staff looks strong but breaks easily. Egypt claimed it would support Israel, but it did not have the power or the will to help. It encouraged Israel to rebel against Assyria and Babylon but did not provide real help (compare 2 Kings 18:21). Israel sinned by trusting in this weak support. But Egypt was also guilty. It gave false hope and would face God’s…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. hand--or handle of the reed. rend ... shoulder--by the splinters on which the shoulder or arm would fall, on the support failing the hand. madest ... loins ... at a stand--that is, made them to be disabled. Maurer somewhat similarly (referring to a kindred Arabic form), "Thou hast stricken both their loins." Fairbairn, not so well, "Thou lettest all their loins stand," that is, by themselves, bereft of the support which they looked for from thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:7

• Confidence

In the dictionaries

• Cane
• Diminish
• Egypt
• Hophra
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Stick
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29

• 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