New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 29:7
7When they took hold of you with the hand, You 1broke and tore all their 2hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their loins 3quake.”
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 abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; You will fall on the open field; you will not be brought together or gathered. I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the sky. 6Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, Because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel. When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their loins quake.” 8‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will bring upon you a sword and I will cut off from you man and beast. 9The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I have made it,’
Read all of Ezekiel 29Ezekiel 29:7 word by word
בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בְּךָ֤ בַכַּף֙ תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־כָּתֵ֑ף וּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־מָתְנָֽיִם׃ סRead the interlinear
- When they tookתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
- of you with the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- brokeרָצַץrâtsats · to crushH7533
- and toreבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- handsכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- And when they leanedשָׁעַןshâ‛an · to leanH8172
- You brokeשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- their loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
- quakeעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:7
- Ezekiel 17:15But he rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
- Jeremiah 37:5Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they lifted the siege from Jerusalem.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in man.
- Psalms 146:3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
- Proverbs 25:19Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot Is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
- Jeremiah 17:5Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from 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
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Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 29:7 2 Kin 18:21; Is 36:6; Ezek 17:15-17 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 29:7 So with some ancient versions; M.T. shoulders ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 29:7 Lit stand ↩
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
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