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Ezekiel 30:22

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

21 “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.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

23 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

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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
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken. I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
ASV
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong [arm], and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
DARBY
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong one, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
BLB
Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: Behold, I [am] against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong one and the broken one, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
ÅB
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg kommer over Farao, Egypts konge, og jeg vil sønderbryte hans armer, både den sterke og den sønderbrutte, og jeg vil la sverdet falle av hans hånd.
OTB
Derfor sier den suverene Herren: ‘Se, jeg er imot farao, kongen av Egypt, og jeg vil bryte begge hans armer, den sterke så vel som den brukne, og få sverdet til å falle fra hans hånd.
B1930
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg kommer over Farao, Egyptens konge, og jeg vil sønderbryte hans armer, både den sterke og den sønderbrutte, og jeg vil la sverdet falle av hans hånd.

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  • Psalms 37:17

    For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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  • Jeremiah 37:7

    “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.

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  • Ezekiel 29:3

    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

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  • 2 Kings 24:7

    Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

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  • Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

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  • Jeremiah 46:21–25

    Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them— the time of their punishment.

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  • Jeremiah 46:1–12

    This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet

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