Ezekiel 30:6

Ezekiel 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt’s allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 30:6

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. 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.” ‘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. 7“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. 8Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.

Ezekiel 30:6 word by word

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלוּ֙ סֹמְכֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָרַ֖ד גְּא֣וֹן עֻזָּ֑הּ מִמִּגְדֹּ֣ל סְוֵנֵ֗ה בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ יִפְּלוּ־בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• They also that upholdסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• and the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of her powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• shall come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from the towerמִגְדֹּלmigdôl migdôl · MigdolH4024
• of Syeneסְוֵנֵהsevênêh sevênâh sevên · SyeneH5482
• in it by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:6

• Job 9:13God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
• Isaiah 20:3Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia,
• Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall, And he who is helped will fall down; They all will perish together.
• Nahum 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, And it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers.
• Ezekiel 29:10Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6See the marginal reference note.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. 66. from the tower of Syene--(see on Eze 29:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:6

• Ethiopia
• Pride
• Seveneh
• Syene

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Tower of Syene
• Deadly
• Ethiopia
• Prophecy
• Syene
• Isaiah
• Migdol
• Seveneh

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