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Ezekiel 30:6
For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled community, pronouncing immediate judgment on Egypt and its allied nations following the declaration of their collective defeat.
The words — סֹמְכֵי (so.me.Khei) translates literally as "the supporters of," and גְּא֣וֹן (ge.'on) means "the pride of," both identifying the military alliances and arrogant power that will collapse.
The thread — The collapse of Egypt's strength and subsequent desolation reappears in Ezekiel 29:10, where the land becomes a ruin, and Isaiah 20:3, which records a prophetic sign against the nation.
Why it lands — The text states that allied forces and national pride will literally fall by the sword within Egypt, requiring readers to abandon reliance on human power and submit to divine authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 29:10 therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.
- Isaiah 20:3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,
- Job 9:13 God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
- Isaiah 31:3 But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
- Nahum 3:9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.