I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt.
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I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt.
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But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
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And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Ezekiel 30:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 9:16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands.
- Ezekiel 29:16 It will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.” ’ ”
- Ezekiel 29:21 “In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”
- Ezekiel 30:19 Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
- Ezekiel 30:26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
- Ezekiel 32:15 “When I make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land destitute of that of which it was full, when I strike all those who dwell therein, then they will know that I am Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 38:16 You will come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land. It will happen in the latter days, that I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I am sanctified in you, Gog, before their eyes.”
- Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’
- Ezekiel 39:21-22 “I will set my glory among the nations. Then all the nations will see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. So the house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God, from that day and forward.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Whereby we see that tyrants have no power of…
Whereby we see that tyrants have no power of themselves, neither can do anymore harm than God appointeth, and when he will they must cease.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of…
Eze 30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
Ver. 25. But I will strengthen.] See Eze 30:25.
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And they shall know.] See on Eze 30:8.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain These two foregoing verses are a repetition of God’s…
These two foregoing verses are a repetition of God’s threats against Pharaoh, and of his promises to assist Nebuchadnezzar in the war, and every thing plain in them.
Will strengthen; give the first strength, and continue it with new supplies, so that with strength from God he shall proceed.
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Put my sword in his hand; is strength shall have a weapon suited and proportioned to it; and what will be hard, where God’s sword and his strength are engaged to effect it?
He, Hophra,
shall groan; not only as the stoutest must when nature breaks, but cry out and sigh, or howl, not becoming a brave man.
Before him, king of Babylon,
with the groanings of a deadly wounded man; who hath given him his deadly wound, under which he roars while he hath any strength, and groans when his voice fails him. It speaks sore griefs, and deep sense of them, as Exo 2:24; Jdg 2:18; Job 24:12.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But I will strengthen the arms of the king…
But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,.... Which is repeated for the sake of confirmation:
and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down: as when a man's arms are broken; and he shall not be able to lift them up and defend himself:
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and they shall know that I am the Lord; namely, the Egyptians, as in Eze 30:19,
when I shall have put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out on the land of Egypt; that is, when he shall have a commission to carry the war into Egypt; and he shall spread desolation over all the land, cutting off the inhabitants of it everywhere, as before described in this chapter.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Will strengthen - As Judges on the bench like…
Will strengthen - As Judges on the bench like Pilate, so generals in the field, like Nebuchadrezzar, have no power but what is given them from above.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 25, 26. The imagery is slightly varied. The…
Vers. 25, 26. The imagery is slightly varied. The arms of the Egyptian king are described, not as broken, but as feeble. They hang down by his side instead of wielding the sword. I will scatter, etc. The prophet dwells once more, repeating the very words of Ver. 23 and Eze_29:12 with all the emphasis of iteration, on the dispersion which was the almost inevitable sequel of an Oriental conquest. There in the land of exile they should see that they had been fighting against God; and so the prophet ends the chapter with his ever-recurring formula, They shall know that I am Jehovah. (Eze_28:26 Eze_29:21)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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God continues speaking of the armies of Egypt and Babylon as if the armies were the arms of their kings. He also speaks of making the army of Babylon strong to attack others as if he had a sword and put it in the Babylonian king's hand. (See: Parables)
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For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon
Here "arms" are a metonym for the army. AT: "I will make the army of the king of Babylon strong" (See: Metonymy)
while Pharaoh's arms will fall
Here "Pharaoh's arms" is a metonym for his army, and "will fall" represents being weak. AT: "but Pharaoh's army will be unable to defeat enemies" (See: Metonymy)
Then they
The word "they" possibly refers to 1) "the Egyptians" or 2) "all people who hear what Yahweh has done."
for he will attack the land of Egypt with it
"and the king of Babylon will attack the land of Egypt with my sword"
scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them through the lands
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you translated similar phrases in Ezekiel 12:15. (See: Parallelism)
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disperse
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