Ezekiel 30:16

Ezekiel 30:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
• New International Version (NIV)I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemies by day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And set a fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, No shall be split open, And Noph shall be in distress daily.

Context of Ezekiel 30:16

14I will destroy Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and bring punishment on Thebes. 15I will pour out my fury on Sin, Egypt’s fortress, and I will kill many people in Thebes. I will set fire to Egypt. Sin will be in much pain. Thebes will be broken into pieces, and Memphis will be in trouble every day. 17The young men from Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and people from these cities will go into exile. 18At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt’s power. Egypt’s strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.

Ezekiel 30:16 word by word

וְנָתַ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ח֤וּל תָּחוּל֙ סִ֔ין וְנֹ֖א תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַ וְנֹ֖ף צָרֵ֥י יוֹמָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• Sinסִיןsîyn · PelusiumH5512
• shall have greatחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
• and Noנֹאnô' · ThebesH4996
• shall be rent asunderבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• and Nophנֹף, מֹףnôph · MemphisH5297
• distressesצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
• dailyיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:16

• Ezekiel 30:8Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will set fire to Egypt and all her defenders will be killed.
• Ezekiel 28:18You dishonored your own holy places because of your many sins and dishonest trade. So I set fire to you to burn you up. I turned you into ashes on the ground in the presence of all who saw you.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Noph - Cairo or Kahira; see Ezekiel 30:13.Read the comment
• 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. 1616. distresses daily--Maurer translates, "enemies during the day," that is, open enemies who do not wait for the covert of night to make their attacks (compare Jr 6:4; 15:8). However, the Hebrew, though rarely, is sometimes rendered (see Psa 13:2) as in English Version.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:16

• Memphis
• No
• Noph

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Deadly
• Memphis
• No
• Noph
• Asunder
• Isaiah
• No-Amon
• Sin (2)
• Sinai

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