New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 30:1-12

1The word of the Lord came again to me saying, 2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord 1God, “2Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’3For the day is near, Even 3the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of 4clouds, A time of doom for the nations.4A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in 5Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They 6take away her 7wealth, And her foundations are torn down. 5 8Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all 9 10Arabia, 11Libya and the 12people of the land 13that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”

6‘Thus says the Lord, “Indeed, those who support 14Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword,” Declares the Lord God.7“They will be desolate In the 15midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will be In the midst of the devastated cities.8And they will 16know that I am the Lord, When I set a 17fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken. 9On that day 18messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten 19secure 20Ethiopia; and 21anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!”

10‘Thus says the Lord God, “22I will also make the 23hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.11He and his people with him, 24The most ruthless of the nations, Will be brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.12Moreover, I will make the 25Nile canals dry And 26sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And 27all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken.”

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Notes

1. Ezekiel 30:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
2. Ezekiel 30:2 Is 13:6; 15:2; Ezek 21:12; Joel 1:5, 11, 13 ↩
3. Ezekiel 30:3 Ezek 7:19; 13:5; Joel 1:15; 2:1; Obad 15 ↩
4. Ezekiel 30:3 Ezek 30:18; 32:7; 34:12 ↩
5. Ezekiel 30:4 Lit Cush ↩
6. Ezekiel 30:4 Ezek 29:19 ↩
7. Ezekiel 30:4 Or multitude ↩
8. Ezekiel 30:5 Lit Cush ↩
9. Ezekiel 30:5 Or the mixed people ↩
10. Ezekiel 30:5 Jer 25:20, 24 ↩
11. Ezekiel 30:5 Or Cub ↩
12. Ezekiel 30:5 Lit sons ↩
13. Ezekiel 30:5 Lit of the covenant ↩
14. Ezekiel 30:6 Is 20:3-6 ↩
15. Ezekiel 30:7 Jer 25:18-26; Ezek 29:12 ↩
16. Ezekiel 30:8 Ps 58:11; Ezek 29:6, 9, 16 ↩
17. Ezekiel 30:8 Ezek 22:31; 30:14, 16; Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14 ↩
18. Ezekiel 30:9 Is 18:1, 2 ↩
19. Ezekiel 30:9 Is 47:8; Ezek 38:11; 39:6 ↩
20. Ezekiel 30:9 Lit Cush ↩
21. Ezekiel 30:9 Is 19:17; 23:5; Ezek 32:9, 10 ↩
22. Ezekiel 30:10 Ezek 29:19 ↩
23. Ezekiel 30:10 Or people; lit crowd, and so throughout the ch ↩
24. Ezekiel 30:11 Ezek 28:7 ↩
25. Ezekiel 30:12 Ezek 29:3, 9 ↩
26. Ezekiel 30:12 Is 19:4 ↩
27. Ezekiel 30:12 Lit her fullness ↩

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