Ezekiel 30:13

Ezekiel 30:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also destroy the idols, And cause the images to cease from Noph; There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt; I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

Context of Ezekiel 30:13

11The king and his army will come to destroy the land. They are a nation of cruel people. They will attack Egypt's people with their swords. They will fill the land with dead bodies. 12I will cause the Nile river to become dry. I will put the land under the power of evil men. Foreigners will destroy the land of Egypt and everything that is in it. That is what I, the Lord, say. The Almighty Lord says this: I will destroy Egypt's idols and the false gods in Memphis. Egypt will no longer have its own ruler. I will cause Egypt's people to be very afraid. 14I will make Pathros a desert. I will burn Zoan with fire. I will punish the city of Thebes. 15I will punish Egypt's strong city of Pelusium. I will show the people there that I am very angry. I will destroy all the soldiers in Thebes.

Ezekiel 30:13 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֨י גִלּוּלִ֜ים וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י אֱלִילִים֙ מִנֹּ֔ף וְנָשִׂ֥יא מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־ע֑וֹד וְנָתַתִּ֥י יִרְאָ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• I will also destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• the idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• imagesאֱלִיל'ĕlîyl · idolH457
• to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• out of Nophנֹף, מֹףnôph · MemphisH5297
• and there shall be no more a princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and I will putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• a fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:13

• Exodus 12:12On the night that you eat the Passover meal, I will travel through the country of Egypt. I will kill every firstborn son and every firstborn male animal. I will punish all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
• Isaiah 19:1This is a message about Egypt. Look! The Lord is coming to Egypt! He is riding quickly on a cloud and he will soon arrive! The idols of Egypt will shake with fear when he comes. All the people in Egypt will be very afraid.
• Jeremiah 43:12He will burn the temples of Egypt's gods with fire. He will burn their gods or he will carry them away. He will take everything that he wants from Egypt. He will return home in good health.
• Jeremiah 46:25The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, also says, ‘Now I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes city, and the other gods of Egypt. I will also punish Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and Egypt's other rulers. I will punish Egypt's people and everyone who trusts in Pharoah's power.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will make them afraid. He will destroy all the false gods. People will worship him instead. Every person, in his own place, will worship God. They will also worship him in the places where the people now believe in false gods.
• Zechariah 13:2The Lord Almighty says, ‘On that day, I will remove the names of false gods from the country. Everyone will forget them. I will remove all the false prophets. And I will remove the bad spirit that is not holy.
• Isaiah 19:13The officers in Zoan are fools. The officers in Memphis have confused each other. The leaders of Egypt's clans have led their people in the wrong direction.
• Jeremiah 2:16Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken your skulls!
• Jeremiah 44:1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the people of Judah who were now living in Egypt. They were living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis and places in the south part of Egypt.
• Jeremiah 46:14‘Shout this message everywhere in Egypt. Let people hear it in Migdol, Memphis and in Tahpanhes. “Get ready to fight against your enemies! They are already killing the people all around you.”
• Hosea 9:6Listen! Perhaps some Israelites will escape when Assyria's army attacks. But then Egypt's army will take hold of them. They will die in Memphis and people will bury them there. Weeds will grow all over their valuable silver things. Thorn bushes will grow in their homes.
• Ezekiel 29:14I will bring them back home to live in peace. I will bring them to Pathros, the land of their ancestors. There they will be a weak kingdom.
• Zechariah 10:11And he will come to the difficult sea. But it will be no trouble to him. He will stop the waves in the sea. He will make the river Nile dry. Proud Assyria will have nothing to be proud about and the power of Egypt's people will finish.’
• Isaiah 19:16At that time, the Egyptians will be weak, like women. They will shake with fear because the Lord Almighty is ready to punish them.
• Jeremiah 46:5The Lord says, ‘But I see this: The soldiers are afraid and they are running away! They cannot win the fight. Terror is everywhere around them. They do not turn to look behind them. They run away as fast as they can.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Their images to cease out of Noph - Afterwards Memphis, and now Cairo or Kahira. This was the seat of Egyptian idolatry; the place where Apis was particularly worshipped. No more a prince of the land of Egypt - Not one, from that time to the present day. See the note on Ezekiel 29:14.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Noph - Memphis Isaiah 19:13.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14God would destroy Egypt’s main cities. Memphis was the most important city in the north. Thebes was the most important city in the south.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Noph--Memphis, the capital of Middle Egypt, and the stronghold of "idols." Though no record exists of Nebuchadnezzar's "destroying" these, we know from Herodotus and others, that Cambyses took Pelusium, the key of Egypt, by placing before his army dogs, cats, &c., all held sacred in Egypt, so that no Egyptian would use any weapon against them. He slew Apis, the sacred ox, and burnt other idols of Egypt. no more a prince--referring to the anarchy that…Read the comment

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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