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Ezekiel 30:9
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.
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.
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)At that time I will send swift messengers in ships to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them on that day of Egypt’s certain destruction. Watch for it! It is sure to come!
Context of Ezekiel 30:9
7“ ‘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. “ ‘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. 10“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 11He and his army—the most ruthless of nations— will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
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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 30:5Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.
- Isaiah 18:1Woe to the land of whirring wings along the rivers of Cush,
- Isaiah 20:3Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,
- Zephaniah 2:12“You Cushites, too, will be slain by my sword.”
- Ezekiel 38:11You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.
- Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the Lord.
- Judges 18:7So the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure. And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.
- Isaiah 32:9You women who are so complacent, rise up and listen to me; you daughters who feel secure, hear what I have to say!
- Isaiah 47:8“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’
- Jeremiah 49:31“Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence,” declares the Lord, “a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger.
- Zephaniah 2:15This is the city of revelry that lived in safety. She said to herself, “I am the one! And there is none besides me.” What a ruin she has become, a lair for wild beasts! All who pass by her scoff and shake their fists.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Ezekiel 30:4A 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.
- Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you.
- Ezekiel 27:35All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.
- Ezekiel 32:9I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among lands you have not known.
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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