Ezekiel 30:18
in Ezekiel 30The 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.
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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.
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 30
Commentary
10 notes on this verseAt Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened,.... The same with Hanes in Isa 30:4 and Tahapanes in Jer 2:16 and Tahpanhes, Jer 43:7, it was a royal seat of the kings of Egypt: there was in Solomon's time a queen of Egypt of this name, and perhaps it might be so called from her, 1Ki 11:
This site's exposition
The young men of On
on Ezekiel 30:17-19
Two more cities are named, Aven and Pi-beseth, their young men falling by the sword. Tehaphnehes, a delta fortress city where Jewish refugees would later flee, is singled out for the day to be darkened there. Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt closes the roster with the recognition formula.
This site's exposition
The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes
Jeremiah 43:8 to 10 records Jeremiah burying stones at the entrance of Pharaoh's building in Tahpanhes and foretelling Nebuchadnezzar would set his throne over them. The yoke is Egypt's rule over others. Her daughters are her towns and villages.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 30, Verses 1 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, woe, woe to the day: For the day is near, yea the day of the Lord is near, a day of cloud, the time of the nations shall be. And the sword shall come upon Egypt: and there shall be dread in Ethiopia, when the wounded shall fall in Egypt, and the multitude thereof shall be taken away, and the foundations thereof shall be destroyed.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
A repetition of a former prophecy against Egypt, just before the desolation of it begun by their own bad conduct, which gradually weakened them and prepared the way for the king of Babylon,
It stood not far from Sin, or Pelusium. Darkened - A night shall come upon it. Break - I shall break the kingdom of Egypt, that it no more oppress with yokes, that is, burdens.
The pomp of their strength shall cease, and a cloud shall cover them, a cloud so thick that through it they shall not see any hopes, nor shall their glory be seen, or shine further. And, lastly, the Ethiopians, who are at a distance from them, as well as those who are mingled with them, shall share in their pain and terror.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Tehaphnehes - Called also Tahapanes, Jer 2:16. This is the Pelusian Daphne. Break there the yokes - The sceptres. Nebuchadnezzar broke the scepter of Egypt when he confirmed the kingdom to Amasis, who had rebelled against Apries.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The same as Daphne, near Pelusium, a royal residence of the Pharaohs (Jer 43:7, 9). Called Hanes (Isa 30:4). break . . . the yokes of Egypt--that is, the tyrannical supremacy which she exercised over other nations. Compare "bands of their yoke" (Eze 34:7). a cloud--namely, of calamity.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Tehaphnehes - See the marginal reference note. “break the yokes of Egypt” i. e., break the yokes imposed by Egypt, or break up the tyrannous dominion of Egypt over other lands.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבִֽתְחַפְנְחֵס֙ | uvitchafneches | and in Tahpanhes | H8471 → | |
| חָשַׂ֣ךְ | chasakh | it will withhold | H2820 → | |
| הַיּ֔וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּשִׁבְרִי־ | beshivri- | when break I | H7665 → | 147 times |
| שָׁם֙ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹט֣וֹת | motot | [the] yoke-bars of | H4133 → | |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְנִשְׁבַּת־ | venishbat- | and it will cease | H7673 → | 71 times |
| בָּ֖הּ | bah | in it | ||
| גְּא֣וֹן | geon | [the] pride of | H1347 → | 49 times |
| עֻזָּ֑הּ | ʾuzah | strength its | H5797 → | 92 times |
| הִ֚יא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| עָנָ֣ן | ʾanan | a cloud | H6051 → | 87 times |
| יְכַסֶּ֔נָּה | yekhasenah | it will cover it | H3680 → | 152 times |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| בַּשְּׁבִ֥י | bashevi | in <the> captivity | H7628 → | 49 times |
| תֵלַֽכְנָה׃ | telakhnah | they will go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
וּבִֽתְחַפְנְחֵס֙and in Tahpanhes
uvitchafnechesH8471 →
חָשַׂ֣ךְit will withhold
chasakhH2820 →
הַיּ֔וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
בְּשִׁבְרִי־when break I
beshivri-H7665 →147 times
שָׁם֙there
shamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹט֣וֹת[the] yoke-bars of
mototH4133 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְנִשְׁבַּת־and it will cease
venishbat-H7673 →71 times
בָּ֖הּin it
bah
גְּא֣וֹן[the] pride of
geonH1347 →49 times
עֻזָּ֑הּstrength its
ʾuzahH5797 →92 times
הִ֚יאit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
עָנָ֣ןa cloud
ʾananH6051 →87 times
יְכַסֶּ֔נָּהit will cover it
yekhasenahH3680 →152 times
וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָand daughters its
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
בַּשְּׁבִ֥יin <the> captivity
basheviH7628 →49 times
תֵלַֽכְנָה׃they will go
telakhnahH1980 →1546 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 10:27On 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.
it leads to
- 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.
- Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Isaiah 14:25
I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
- Psalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
- 1 John 2:20
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Isaiah 9:4
Through
Ezekiel 30:3For 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.
it leads to
- Obadiah 1:15
For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Joel 2:1–2
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
- Obadiah 1:15
Through
Jeremiah 2:16The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 46:14
“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
- Jeremiah 46:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.