Ezekiel 30:24
in Ezekiel 30I 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
KJV
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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This verse in Ezekiel 30
Commentary
4 notes on this verseon Ezekiel 30:20-26
(Verse 20 and following) And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month (Vulgate adds 'of the month'), in the seventh month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold it is not bound up, to be healed, that it may be tied with bandages, and clothed with strips (or to receive a healing plaster): and having taken hold of strength, he might hold the sword.
This site's exposition
will disperse them through the countries
on Ezekiel 30:23-26
The chapter ends where the arm image was heading, Pharaoh's arms falling down while I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand, the same transfer of strength from Egypt to Babylon the previous chapter already pictured as Egypt handed over for unpaid wages. The recognition formula closes the chapter twice in three verses, they shall know that I am the Lord, the purpose the book gives for every judgment named in it. Keil notes the near-identical wording that opens and closes verses 25 and 26, deliberate repetition rather than careless duplication, underlining that the whole point of Egypt's fall is what it teaches about the Lord rather than anything Egypt or Babylon does for its own sake.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
on Ezekiel 30:24-25
Put strength into the king of Babylon's arms, that he may be able to go through the service he is designed for. That he will put a sword, his sword, into the king of Babylon's hand, which signified his giving him a commission and furnishing him with arms for carrying on a war, particularly against Egypt.
(1.) The king of Egypt shall be dispirited when he finds himself in danger of the king of Babylon's forces: he shall groan before him with the groaning of a deadly wounded man. Note, It is common for those that are most elated in their prosperity to be most dejected and disheartened in their adversity.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗י | vechizakti | and I will make strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זְרֹעוֹת֙ | zeroot | [the] arms of | H2220 → | 91 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֔ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| וְנָתַתִּ֥י | venatati | and I will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חַרְבִּ֖י | charbi | sword my | H2719 → | 413 times |
| בְּיָד֑וֹ | beyado | in hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְשָׁבַרְתִּי֙ | veshavarti | and I will break | H7665 → | 147 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זְרֹע֣וֹת | zeroot | [the] arms of | H2220 → | 91 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֔ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| וְנָאַ֛ק | venaak | and he will groan | H5008 → | |
| נַאֲק֥וֹת | naakot | [the] groans of | H5009 → | |
| חָלָ֖ל | chalal | [one] fatally wounded | H2491 → | 94 times |
| לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗יand I will make strong
vechizaktiH2388 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זְרֹעוֹת֙[the] arms of
zerootH2220 →91 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֔לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
וְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will put
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חַרְבִּ֖יsword my
charbiH2719 →413 times
בְּיָד֑וֹin hand his
beyadoH3027 →1618 times
וְשָׁבַרְתִּי֙and I will break
veshavartiH7665 →147 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זְרֹע֣וֹת[the] arms of
zerootH2220 →91 times
פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
וְנָאַ֛קand he will groan
venaakH5008 →
נַאֲק֥וֹת[the] groans of
naakotH5009 →
חָלָ֖ל[one] fatally wounded
chalalH2491 →94 times
לְפָנָֽיו׃<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 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 45:5I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isaiah 46:9
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Joel 2:27
Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
- 1 Kings 8:60
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!
- Isaiah 44:8
Through
Isaiah 45:1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 51:20–24
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
- Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- Isaiah 42:6
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
- Jeremiah 51:20–24
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.