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Ezekiel 30:7
7“ ‘They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
Ezekiel 30:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Egypt will be desolate, surrounded by desolate nations, and its cities will be in ruins, surrounded by other ruined cities.
Context of Ezekiel 30:7
5Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt. 6“ ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ‘The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign Lord. “ ‘They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities. 8Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed. 9“ ‘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.
Read all of Ezekiel 30Ezekiel 30:7 word by word
וְנָשַׁ֕מּוּ בְּת֖וֹךְ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֑וֹת וְעָרָ֕יו בְּתוֹךְ־עָרִ֥ים נַחֲרָב֖וֹת תִּֽהְיֶֽינָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:7
- Ezekiel 29:12I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
- Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.
- Jeremiah 25:18Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin and an object of horror and scorn, a curse—as they are today;
- Jeremiah 46:1This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:
Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Shall be desolate - All these countries shall be desolated, and the places named shall be chief in these desolations.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7From Migdol to Syene: This phrase means “from north to south.” See study note on Ezekiel 29:8–13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. in the midst of ... countries ... desolate--Egypt shall fare no better than they (Eze 29:10).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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