Ezekiel 30:6

Ezekiel 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ‘The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord: “Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword,” Says the Lord God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt’s allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 30:6

4A 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. 5Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. "Thus says the Lord: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God. 7And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste. 8Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.

Ezekiel 30:6 word by word

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלוּ֙ סֹמְכֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָרַ֖ד גְּא֣וֹן עֻזָּ֑הּ מִמִּגְדֹּ֣ל סְוֵנֵ֗ה בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ יִפְּלוּ־בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• They also that upholdסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• and the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of her powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• shall come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from the towerמִגְדֹּלmigdôl migdôl · MigdolH4024
• of Syeneסְוֵנֵהsevênêh sevênâh sevên · SyeneH5482
• in it by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:6

• Job 9:13"God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.
• Isaiah 20:3Then the Lord said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,
• Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together.
• Nahum 3:9Cush was her strength; Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were her helpers.
• Ezekiel 29:10therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6See the marginal reference note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7From Migdol to Syene: This phrase means “from north to south.” See study note on Ezekiel 29:8–13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. from the tower of Syene--(see on Eze 29:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:6

• Ethiopia
• Pride
• Seveneh
• Syene

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Tower of Syene
• Deadly
• Ethiopia
• Prophecy
• Syene
• Isaiah
• Migdol
• Seveneh

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