Ezekiel 30:18

¹⁶ I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.

¹⁷ The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.

The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

¹⁹ So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

²⁰ In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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.

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BSB: The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
KJV: At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
WEB: At Tehaphnehes also the day will withdraw itself, when I break the yokes of Egypt there. The pride of her power will cease in her. As for her, a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
ASV: At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
DARBY: And at Tehaphnehes the day shall be darkened, when I break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her strength shall cease in her; as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
BLB: And at Tahpanhes will be held back the day, in my breaking there the yoke of Egypt, and will cease in her the pride of her strength; [as for] her, a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

ÅB: I Tehafnehes skal dagen bli mørk, når jeg der sønderbryter Egypts åk, og det er ute med dets stolte makt; selv skal det dekkes av en sky, og dets døtre skal gå i fangenskap.
OTB: Mørk skal dagen være i Tahpanhes
når jeg bryter Egypts åk;
der skal hennes stolte styrke ta slutt.
Hun skal bli dekket med skyer,
og hennes døtre skal gå i fangenskap.
B1930: I Tehafnehes skal dagen bli mørk, når jeg der sønderbryter Egyptens åk, og det er ute med dets stolte makt; selv skal det dekkes av en sky, og dets døtre skal gå i fangenskap.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 30:3
For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
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Jeremiah 2:16
The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
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Ezekiel 29:15
Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
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Isaiah 10:27
On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
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Isaiah 5:30
In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
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Isaiah 9:4
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
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Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
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Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
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