Ezekiel 30:23
21 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.
And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
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.
25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
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
- I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
- KJV
- And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- WEB
- I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- ASV
- And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- DARBY
- And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- BLB
- And I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will scatter them among the lands.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil sprede egypterne blant folkene og strø dem ut i landene.
- OTB
- Jeg vil få egypterne til å bli spredt blant nasjonene og jeg vil spre dem over landene.
- B1930
- Jeg vil sprede egypterne blandt folkene og strø dem ut i landene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 30:26
And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:17–18
The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
Read in contextEzekiel 29:12–13
And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
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