Ezekiel 30:26

Ezekiel 30:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Context of Ezekiel 30:26

24I will make the king of Babylon powerful, to fight battles on my behalf. But I will cause Pharaoh to be weak. He will cry in pain when the king of Babylon attacks. He will receive wounds that cause him to die. 25Yes, I will make the king of Babylon strong. But Pharaoh, king of Egypt, will become weak. I will give the king of Babylon power to fight on my behalf. He will use that power to attack Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord. I will send the Egyptian people away to many different countries. They will live among other nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. ’

Ezekiel 30:26 word by word

וַהֲפִצוֹתִ֤י אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will scatterפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and disperseזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• them among the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and they shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:26

• Ezekiel 30:17The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in the war. Enemies will take the other people from those cities as their prisoners.
• Ezekiel 6:13Then they will know that I am the Lord. They will see the dead bodies of their own people. The bodies will be lying among the idols that they worshipped. They will be lying around the altars of their false gods, on every high hill and mountain. The dead bodies will lie under the big trees where they offered incense to all their idols.
• Ezekiel 29:12Egypt will become like a desert among empty lands. Its cities will be empty for 40 years, among cities that have become heaps of stones. I will cause the Egyptians to go and live among other nations in places far away.
• Daniel 11:42He will have power over many countries. The country of Egypt will not escape.
• Ezekiel 30:8I will burn Egypt with fire. I will destroy all those who fight to help Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I will scatter the Egyptians - Several fled with Apries to Upper Egypt; and when Nebuchadnezzar wasted the country, he carried many of them to Babylon. See on Ezekiel 29:12; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 Fourth prophecy against Egypt spoken three months before the capture of Jerusalem Ezekiel 26:1, and three months after the prophecy of Ezekiel 29:1. Meantime, Pharaoh-Hophra‘s attempt on Jerusalem had been foiled, and the Egyptians driven back into their own country (Jeremiah 37:5 note). Ezekiel 30:21 I have broken - Especially by the defeat at Carchemish. A roller - Or, a bandage. Ezekiel 30:22 The strong - Such power as Egypt yet retained…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 Egypt shall grow weaker and weaker. If lesser judgments do not prevail to humble and reform sinners, God will send greater. God justly breaks that power which is abused, either to put wrongs upon people, or to put cheats upon them. Babylon shall grow stronger. In vain do men endeavour to bind up the arm the Lord is pleased to break, and to strengthen those whom he will bring down. Those who disregard the discoveries of his truth and mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26While weakening Pharaoh (Ezekiel 30:22), the Lord would strengthen the arms of Babylon's king, making the contest even more uneven. The Lord controlled the fate of the upcoming battle between the superpowers and had already decided its outcome. Nebuchadnezzar fought the Egyptians several times, ending with victory in 567 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-26Two distinct messages: (1) At Eze 30:1-19, a repetition of Eze 29:1-16, with fuller details of lifelike distinctness. The date is probably not long after that mentioned in Eze 29:17, on the eve of Nebuchadnezzar's march against Egypt after subjugating Tyre. (2) A vision relating directly to Pharaoh and the overthrow of his kingdom; communicated at an earlier date, the seventh of the first month of the eleventh year. Not a year after the date in Eze 29:1…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:26

• Egyptians
• Judgments
• Pharaoh

In the dictionaries

• Deadly
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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