Ezekiel 30:7 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 30:7

They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

BSB

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ASV

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

KJV

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate,.... Or among them, shall be ranked with them, and be as desolate as they are; as Judea and other countries, ravaged by the same enemy: and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted; undergo the same fate as they have done, as Jerusalem and others. The cities of Egypt were very numerous; Diodorus Siculus (n) says, that in ancient times Egypt had cities and villages of note, more than 18,0

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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,

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָשַׁ֕מּוּ	ve.na.Sha.mu	and they will be desolate	H8074 →
בְּת֖וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in midst of	H8432 →
אֲרָצ֣וֹת	'a.ra.Tzot	lands	H776 →
נְשַׁמּ֑וֹת	ne.sha.Mot	made desolate	H8074 →
וְעָרָ֕יו	ve.'a.Rav	and cities its	H5892 →
בְּתוֹךְ־	be.tokh-	in midst of	H8432 →
עָרִ֥ים	'a.Rim	cities	H5892 →
נַחֲרָב֖וֹת	na.cha.ra.Vot	made waste	H2717 →
תִּֽהְיֶֽינָה׃	Tih.Yei.nah	they will be	H1961 →

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The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Ezekiel 29:12
I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations…
leads to
- Jeremiah 46:19
  Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
- Ezekiel 30:23
  I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
- Jeremiah 25:15–19
  This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink…
- Ezekiel 30:26
  I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 27:6–11
  So 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.

About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Ezekiel