Bible Strands
Ezekiel 30:23
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord God speaks through Ezekiel to announce judgment against Pharaoh king of Egypt immediately after declaring He will break Pharaoh’s arms and remove the sword from his hand.
The words — The Hebrew verbs הֲפִצוֹתִי (ha.fi.tzo.Ti) and זֵרִיתִי (ze.ri.Ti) both mean “I will scatter” or “I will disperse,” describing the forced relocation of the Egyptian people.
The thread — The text declares the identical scattering in Ezekiel 30:26 and parallels Ezekiel 29:12’s prophecy of Egypt becoming a desolation for forty years.
Why it lands — The verse states a geopolitical defeat as a direct act of divine judgment, requiring the reader to acknowledge YHWH’s sovereignty over national fates without romanticizing the destruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 30:17 The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
- Ezekiel 30:26 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Ezekiel 29:12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.