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Ezekiel 30:24

in Ezekiel 30

I 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.

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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

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

(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

disperse the Egyptians among the nations

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. The recognition formula closes the chapter twice in three verses. Keil notes the near-identical wording that opens and closes verses 25 and 26, deliberate repetition.

This site's exposition

place My sword in his hand

Chapter 21 gave the same sword to Babylon's king against Jerusalem, and Isaiah 10:5 calls Assyria the rod of the LORD's anger. The weapon belongs to God. Pharaoh's groan is the sound of a man dying of his wounds.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(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.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • 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.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Zephaniah 2:12“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”4 worksEzekiel 30:25I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.4 worksEzekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.4 worksNehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.3 worksIsaiah 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 will not be shut:3 worksIsaiah 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,3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Revelation 13:3One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.3 worksZechariah 10:11–12They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.2 worksJob 24:12From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.2 worksPsalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.2 worksIsaiah 10:5–6Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.2 worksDeuteronomy 32:41–42when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.2 worksJeremiah 51:52“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.2 worksEzekiel 30:10This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.2 worksJeremiah 27:6–8So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.2 worksEzekiel 26:15This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?2 worksPsalms 144:1Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.2 worksIsaiah 10:15Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 45:5

    I 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!

  • Through

    Isaiah 45:1

    This 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…

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel: the study guide →Read Ezekiel 30 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; 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.

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