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 King James Version (NKJV)‘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.

Context of Ezekiel 30:6

4And 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. 5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. Thus saith Yhwh; 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 Yhwh. 7And 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. 8And they shall know that I am Yhwh, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be 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

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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
• Yhwhיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:6

• Job 9:13If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
• Isaiah 20:3And Yhwh said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
• Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. when Yhwh shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
• Nahum 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
• Ezekiel 29:10Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto 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