Ezekiel 30:22
in Ezekiel 30Therefore 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 30
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(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
In the eleventh year
on Ezekiel 30:20-22
A new date opens a fresh oracle, and the image shifts to a single body. The arm already broken is declared beyond healing, while the sound arm is broken too. Gill reads the double image as Egypt's military failure stated as a diagnosis before it is stated as a sentence.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), I am against Pharaoh, and will break both his arms, both the strong and that which was broken and set again. Note, If less judgments do not prevail to humble and reform sinners, God will send greater.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord God, behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt,....
19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the L ORD . The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is here very full and particular, as well as, in the general, very frightful. What can protect a provoking people when the righteous God comes forth to contend with them?
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand - When the arm is broken, the sword will naturally fall. But these expressions show that the Egyptians would be rendered wholly useless to Zedekiah, and should never more recover their political strength. This was the case from the time of the rebellion of Amasis.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
arms--Not only the "one arm" broken already (Eze 30:21) was not to be healed, but the other two should be broken. Not a corporal wound, but a breaking of the power of Pharaoh is intended. cause . . . sword to fall out of . . . hand--deprive him of the resources of making war.
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The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֞ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר׀ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהֹוִ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| הִנְנִי֙ | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | [am] against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֣ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ | veshavarti | and I will break | H7665 → | 147 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זְרֹ֣עֹתָ֔יו | zerootav | arms his | H2220 → | 91 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֲזָקָ֖ה | hachazakah | the strong [one] | H2389 → | 56 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנִּשְׁבָּ֑רֶת | hanishbaret | the broken [one] | H7665 → | 147 times |
| וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥י | vehipalti | and I will make fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֶ֖רֶב | hacherev | the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ | miyado | from hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
לָכֵ֞ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣ר׀he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהֹוִ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
הִנְנִי֙here I
hiniH2005 →316 times
אֶל־[am] against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פַּרְעֹ֣הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙and I will break
veshavartiH7665 →147 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זְרֹ֣עֹתָ֔יוarms his
zerootavH2220 →91 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֲזָקָ֖הthe strong [one]
hachazakahH2389 →56 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַנִּשְׁבָּ֑רֶתthe broken [one]
hanishbaretH7665 →147 times
וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יand I will make fall
vehipaltiH5307 →435 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֶ֖רֶבthe sword
hacherevH2719 →413 times
מִיָּדֽוֹ׃from hand his
miyadoH3027 →1618 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
Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 63:8
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- Psalms 145:14
The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Psalms 37:24
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Ezekiel 29:3Speak 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,…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 32:2
“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash…
- Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- Ezekiel 32:2
Through
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,…
it leads to
- Lamentations 4:17
All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
- Lamentations 4:17
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.