Ezekiel 30:4

² “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’

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.

A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

⁵ Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

⁶ For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.

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: A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
KJV: And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
WEB: A sword will come on Egypt, and anguish will be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt. They take away her multitude, and her foundations are broken down.
ASV: And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
DARBY: And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and there shall be anguish in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be overthrown.
BLB: And a sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush at the falling of the slain in Egypt, and they will take away her wealth, and they will tear down her foundations.

ÅB: Det skal komme et sverd mot Egypt, og Etiopia skal vri seg i angst, når drepte menn faller i Egypt; dets rikdom skal føres bort, og dets grunnvoller skal brytes ned.
OTB: Et sverd skal komme over Egypt,
og det skal være angst i Kusj.
Når de drepte faller i Egypt,
skal hennes rikdom bli bortført,
og hennes grunnvoller skal bli revet ned.
B1930: Det skal komme et sverd mot Egypten, og Etiopia skal vri sig i angst, når drepte menn faller i Egypten; dets rikdom skal føres bort, og dets grunnvoller skal brytes ned.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 29:19
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
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Ezekiel 29:8
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
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Exodus 15:14–16
The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
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Isaiah 19:16–17
In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
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Revelation 18:9–10
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
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Isaiah 19:2
“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
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Jeremiah 50:35–37
A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
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Psalms 48:6–7
Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
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