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Ezekiel 30:10
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through the prophet Ezekiel to the exiled community regarding the imminent military judgment on Egypt.
The words — The Hebrew וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי (ve-hishbatí) translates literally to "and I will put an end to," acting upon the הֲמוֹן (ha-hamôn), "multitude," of מִצְרַיִם (Mitzrayim), "Egypt."
The thread — This declaration parallels Ezekiel 29:19, where Yahweh gives the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, and Ezekiel 30:24, which contrasts the strengthened arms of Babylon’s king with the broken arms of Pharaoh.
Why it lands — The text asserts that divine sovereignty directly orchestrates geopolitical outcomes, using human armies as the specific instruments of national judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord God; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 29:19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
- Ezekiel 29:4 But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
- Ezekiel 30:24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
- Ezekiel 32:11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you!