Ezekiel 30:17

Ezekiel 30:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The young men of Aven and of Pi–beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
• New International Version (NIV)The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the women shall go into captivity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity.

Context of Ezekiel 30:17

15I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, the strongest fortress of Egypt, and I will stamp out the hordes of Thebes. 16Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! Pelusium will be racked with pain; Thebes will be torn apart; Memphis will live in constant terror. The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves. 18When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives. 19And so I will greatly punish Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 30:17 word by word

בַּח֥וּרֵי אָ֛וֶן וּפִי־בֶ֖סֶת בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֑לוּ וְהֵ֖נָּה בַּשְּׁבִ֥י תֵלַֽכְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• of Avenאָ֫וֶן'âven · (Valley of) AvenH206
• and of Pi–besethפִּי־בֶ֫סֶתpîy-beseth · Pi-besethH6364
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• shall goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• into captivityשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:17

• Genesis 41:45Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah. He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Aven - Or On, the famous Heliopolis, or city of the sun. Pibeseth - Bubastum or Bubaste, by a slight alteration of the letters. It is situated on the eastern branch of the Nile, towards Arabia.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Aven - The same as “On” Genesis 41:45, or “Heliopolis.” The word “Aven” means also “transgression” (compare Hosea 10:8). Some have thought that here too Ezekiel substituted the word “Aven” for “On” to mark the “sin” of idolatry there in full vogue. Pi-beseth - The Bubastis of Herodotus. The hieroglyphic name is “Pe-bast,” the house of Bast (the Egyptian Artemis, the cat-headed goddess). Bubastis was situated on the easternmost, the Pelusian, branch of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17of On and Pi-beseth: These cities were located in the Nile delta.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Aven--meaning "vanity" or "iniquity": applied, by a slight change of the Hebrew name, to On or Heliopolis, in allusion to its idolatry. Here stood the temple of the sun, whence it was called in Hebrew, Beth-shemesh (Jr 43:13). The Egyptian hieroglyphics call it, Re Athom, the sun, the father of the gods, being impersonate in Athom or Adam, the father of mankind. Pi-beseth--that is, Bubastis, in Lower Egypt, near the Pelusiac branch of the Nile…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:17

• Aven
• Pi-Beseth
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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