Ezekiel 30:4

Ezekiel 30:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
• New International Version (NIV)A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down.

Context of Ezekiel 30:4

2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Wail, ‘Woe for the day!’ 3For the day is near, Indeed, the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations. A sword will come upon Egypt, And there will be trembling in Cush; When the slain fall in Egypt, They will take away her wealth, And her foundations will be torn down. 5Cush, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.” 6‘This is what the Lord says: “Indeed, those who support Egypt 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.

Ezekiel 30:4 word by word

וּבָאָ֥ה חֶ֙רֶב֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיְתָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכ֔וּשׁ בִּנְפֹ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְלָקְח֣וּ הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• A swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• And there will be tremblingחַלְחָלָהchalchâlâh · anguishH2479
• Cushכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
• When the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wealthהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• And her foundationsיְסוֹדyesôd · foundationH3247
• will be tornהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:4

• Ezekiel 29:8‘Therefore the Lord God says this: “Behold, I am going to bring upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal life.
• Isaiah 19:2“So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians; And they will fight, each against his brother and each against his neighbor, City against city and kingdom against kingdom.
• Jeremiah 50:35A sword against the Chaldeans,” declares the Lord, “And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her leaders and her wise men!
• Ezekiel 30:9On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten carefree Cush; and trembling will come on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!”
• Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Psalms 48:6Panic seized them there, Anguish, as that of a woman in childbirth.
• Isaiah 19:16On that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in great fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of armies, which He is going to wave over them.
• Revelation 18:9“And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
• Ezekiel 30:10‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
• Ezekiel 29:12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of deserted lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate for forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”
• Isaiah 16:7Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail. You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth As those who are utterly stricken.
• Jeremiah 50:15Raise your battle cry against her on every side! She has given herself up, her towers have fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: Take vengeance on her; As she has done to others, so do to her.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:4

• 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. 44. pain--literally, "pangs with trembling as of a woman in childbirth."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:4

• Ethiopia

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Deadly
• Isaiah
• Pain

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