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Ezekiel 30:16
16I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.
Ezekiel 30:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemies by day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And set a fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, No shall be split open, And Noph shall be in distress daily.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! Pelusium will be racked with pain; Thebes will be torn apart; Memphis will live in constant terror.
Context of Ezekiel 30:16
14I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes. 15I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and wipe out the hordes of Thebes. I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress. 17The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity. 18Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.
Read all of Ezekiel 30Ezekiel 30:16 word by word
וְנָתַ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ח֤וּל תָּחוּל֙ סִ֔ין וְנֹ֖א תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַ וְנֹ֖ף צָרֵ֥י יוֹמָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- Sinסִיןsîyn · PelusiumH5512
- shall have greatחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
- and Noנֹאnô' · ThebesH4996
- shall be rent asunderבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
- and Nophנֹף, מֹףnôph · MemphisH5297
- distressesצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
- dailyיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:16
- Ezekiel 30:8Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.
- Ezekiel 28:18By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Noph - Cairo or Kahira; see Ezekiel 30:13.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. 1616. distresses daily--Maurer translates, "enemies during the day," that is, open enemies who do not wait for the covert of night to make their attacks (compare Jr 6:4; 15:8). However, the Hebrew, though rarely, is sometimes rendered (see Psa 13:2) as in English Version.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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