New English Translation
Ezekiel 30:9
9On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming!
Ezekiel 30:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, behold, it comes!
- New King James Version (NKJV)On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; For indeed it is coming!”
Context of Ezekiel 30:9
7They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will be among ruined cities. 8They will know that I am the Lord when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated. On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming! 10“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt, by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon. 11He and his people with him, the most terrifying of the nations, will be brought there to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with corpses.
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בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יֵצְא֨וּ מַלְאָכִ֤ים מִלְּפָנַי֙ בַּצִּ֔ים לְהַחֲרִ֖יד אֶת־כּ֣וּשׁ בֶּ֑טַח וְהָיְתָ֨ה חַלְחָלָ֤ה בָהֶם֙ בְּי֣וֹם מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֥י הִנֵּ֖ה בָּאָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- shall messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- from meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- in shipsצִיtsîy · shipH6716
- to make the carelessבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
- Ethiopiansכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
- afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
- and great painחַלְחָלָהchalchâlâh · anguishH2479
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- for, lo, it comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:9
- Ezekiel 30:5Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the foreigners, Libya, and the people of the covenant land will die by the sword along with them.
- Isaiah 18:1The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, the one beyond the rivers of Cush,
- Isaiah 20:3Later the Lord explained, “In the same way that my servant Isaiah has walked around in undergarments and barefoot for the past three years, as an object lesson and omen pertaining to Egypt and Cush,
- Zephaniah 2:12“You Ethiopians will also die by my sword!”
- Ezekiel 38:11You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security – all of them living without walls and barred gates –
- Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and those who live securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am the Lord.
- Judges 18:7So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
- Isaiah 32:9You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!
- Isaiah 47:8So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself, ‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’
- Jeremiah 49:31The Lord says, “Army of Babylon, go and attack a nation that lives in peace and security. They have no gates or walls to protect them. They live all alone.
- Zephaniah 2:15This is how the once-proud city will end up – the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, “I am unique! No one can compare to me!” What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.
- Ezekiel 30:4A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.
- Ezekiel 26:16All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.
- Ezekiel 27:35All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled.
- Ezekiel 32:9I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Messengers go forth from me in ships - Ships can ascend the Nile up to Syene or Essuan, by the cataracts; and when Nebuchadnezzar's vessels went up, they struck terror into the Ethiopians. They are represented here as the "messengers of God."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Careless Ethiopians - The Ethiopians, who were dwelling in fancied security Zephaniah 2:15, shall tremble at Egypt‘s ruin.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. 99. messengers ... in ships to ... Ethiopians--(Is 18:1, 2). The cataracts interposing between them and Egypt should not save them. Egyptians "fleeing from before Me" in My execution of judgment, as "messengers" in "skiffs" ("vessels of bulrushes," Is 18:2) shall go up the Nile as far as navigable, to announce the advance of the Chaldeans. as in the day of Egypt--The day of Ethiopia's "pain" shall come shortly, as Egypt's day came.Read the comment
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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
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