Ezekiel 29:7

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Israel leaned on you, you splintered and broke and stabbed her in the armpit. When she put her weight on you, you collapsed, and her legs gave way.

Context of Ezekiel 29:7

5I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky. 6Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. “ ‘You have been a staff of reed for the people of Israel. 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. 8“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast. 9Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord. “ ‘Because you said, “The Nile is mine; I made it,”

Ezekiel 29:7 word by word

בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בְּךָ֤ בַכַּף֙ תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־כָּתֵ֑ף וּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־מָתְנָֽיִם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When they took holdתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• of thee by thy handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• thou didst breakרָצַץrâtsats · to crushH7533
• and rendבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• all their shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• and when they leanedשָׁעַןshâ‛an · to leanH8172
• upon thee, thou brakestשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• and madest all their loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• to be at a standעָמַד‛âmad · to shakeH5976

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:7

• Ezekiel 17:15But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?
• Jeremiah 37:5Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
• Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
• Psalms 146:3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
• Proverbs 25:19Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
• Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:7

• Confidence

In the dictionaries

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• Egypt
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• Nebuchadnezzar
• Stick
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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