Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 30:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No” at Ezekiel 30:14 as part of “The Day of the LORD Falls on Egypt and Its Allies.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 30:1–19
Read Ezekiel 30:14 with 30:1–19. By itself, “And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A lament announces sword, fear, and desolation across Egypt and allied lands, naming cities and claiming their idols, rulers, canals, and population centers will fail.
Why It Needs Context
This context pointer tracks one step in Ezekiel 30:1–19: The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No” at Ezekiel 30:14 as part of “The Day of the LORD Falls on Egypt and Its Allies.” Read the thought unit before assigning enduring truth or application.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 30:1–19 — The Day of the LORD Falls on Egypt and Its AlliesSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 30:1–19, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 30:1–19
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