Ezekiel 30:21

¹⁹ Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

²⁰ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.

²² Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

²³ And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

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: “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
KJV: Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
WEB: “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Behold, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it may become strong to hold the sword.
ASV: Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply [healing] medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.
DARBY: Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it shall not be bound up to apply remedies, to put a bandage to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
BLB: “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up to give healing, to put a bandage to bind it, for strength to hold the sword.

ÅB: Menneskesønn! Jeg har sønderbrutt egypterkongen Faraos arm, og se, den er ikke blitt forbundet; ingen har brukt legemidler eller lagt forbinding på, så den kunne bli sterk nok til å gripe sverdet.
OTB: "Menneskesønn, jeg har brutt armen til farao, kongen av Egypt. Den har ikke blitt bundet opp for helbredelse eller pakket med bandasje, så den kan bli sterk nok til å svinge sverdet.
B1930: Menneskesønn! Jeg har sønderbrutt egypterkongen Faraos arm, og se, den er ikke blitt forbundet; ingen har brukt lægemidler eller lagt forbinding på, så den kunde bli sterk nok til å gripe sverdet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 30:13
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
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Jeremiah 46:11
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
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Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
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Jeremiah 48:25
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
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Psalms 10:15
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
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Ezekiel 30:24
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
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Isaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
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Nahum 3:16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
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