Section 109 of 18330:1–19Ezekiel

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King James VersionEzekiel 30:1–19

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

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.

Ethiopia, 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 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.

And 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.

And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.

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.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.

At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Italic words were supplied in the English translation for clarity.

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Ezekiel 30:1–19

The Day of the LORD Falls on Egypt and Its Allies

Howl ye, woe worth the day

A lament: Howl ye, Woe worth the day! For the day is near, even the day of the LORD, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. The sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they take away her multitude, and her foundations are broken.

Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the land that is in league shall fall with them by the sword. Allies fail with Egypt. Pride of her power comes down; from the tower of Syene they fall. The LORD destroys the idols and causes the images to cease out of Noph.

Named cities and failing waters

There shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt. Pathos is set on fire; Zoan has pain; No is cut off; Noph has distresses daily. The young men of Aven and Pi-beseth fall by the sword; those cities go into captivity. At Tehaphnehes the day is darkened when the LORD breaks the yokes of Egypt there, and the pomp of her strength ceases. A cloud covers her; her daughters go into captivity.

Thus the LORD executes judgments in Egypt, and they know he is the LORD. Day-of-the-LORD language here is Egypt's collapse with her helpers, not a modern war forecast, not a racial script, and not a reason to celebrate Egyptian suffering. Canals, idols, and population centers fail together because the whole supporting world is being named.

How this should shape us

When a power's pomp, images, and allies are listed as falling, hear the warning to pride, not an invitation to cheer. Do not racialize this day, and do not use it to predict a present campaign.

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