Ezekiel 30:13
11 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.
12 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.
14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.
15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘The Lord GOD says: “I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis. There will be no more a prince from the land of Egypt. I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
- ASV
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
- DARBY
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince out of the land of Egypt; and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
- BLB
- Thus says the Lord YHWH: And I will destroy the idols, and I will put end to the images from Memphis; and a prince from the land of Egypt will be no more, and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
- ÅB
- Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg vil tilintetgjøre de motbydelige avguder og utrydde de falske guder i Memfis, og det skal aldri mere stå fram noen fyrste i Egypt, og jeg vil la det falle frykt over Egypt.
- OTB
- ‘Dette sier den suverene Herren:
“Jeg vil ødelegge avgudene
og gjøre ende på bildene i Memfis.
Det skal ikke lenger være en fyrste i Egypt,
og jeg vil spre frykt over hele landet. - B1930
- Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg vil tilintetgjøre de motbydelige avguder og utrydde de falske guder i Memfis, og det skal aldri mere opstå nogen fyrste i Egyptens land, og jeg vil la det falle frykt over Egyptens land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 10:11
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:16
Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
Read in contextJeremiah 46:14
Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.
Read in contextJeremiah 46:25
The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
Read in contextZephaniah 2:11
The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
Read in contextZechariah 13:2
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
Read in contextJeremiah 43:12–44:1
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
Read in contextEzekiel 29:14–15
And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
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