New King James Version
Ezekiel 30:4
4The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down.
Ezekiel 30:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
- New International Version (NIV)A 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A sword will come against Egypt, and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. Its wealth will be carried away and its foundations destroyed. The land of Ethiopia will be ravished.
Context of Ezekiel 30:4
2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’ 3For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles. The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down. 5“Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.” 6‘Thus says the Lord: “Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword,” Says the Lord God.
Read all of Ezekiel 30Ezekiel 30:4 word by word
וּבָאָ֥ה חֶ֙רֶב֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיְתָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכ֔וּשׁ בִּנְפֹ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְלָקְח֣וּ הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- upon Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and great painחַלְחָלָהchalchâlâh · anguishH2479
- shall be in Ethiopiaכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
- when the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
- shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- and they shall take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- her multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- and her foundationsיְסוֹדyesôd · foundationH3247
- shall be broken downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:4
- Ezekiel 29:8‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast.
- Isaiah 19:2“I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
- Jeremiah 50:35“A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord, “Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men.
- Ezekiel 30:9On 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!”
- Exodus 15:14“The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Psalms 48:6Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
- Isaiah 19:16In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it.
- Revelation 18:9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
- Ezekiel 30:10‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
- Ezekiel 29:12I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.”
- Isaiah 16:7Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab; Everyone shall wail. For the foundations of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn; Surely they are stricken.
- Jeremiah 50:15Shout against her all around; She has given her hand, Her foundations have fallen, Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, so do to her.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:4
- 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. 44. pain--literally, "pangs with trembling as of a woman in childbirth."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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