“ ‘Yahweh says: “They also who uphold Egypt will fall. The pride of her power will come down. They will fall by the sword in it from the tower of Seveneh,” says the Lord Yahweh.
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“ ‘Yahweh says: “They also who uphold Egypt will fall. The pride of her power will come down. They will fall by the sword in it from the tower of Seveneh,” says the Lord Yahweh.
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Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
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Thus saith the LORD: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall, and the pride of her power shall come down; from Migdol to Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 30:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 29:10 therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.
- Isaiah 20:3-6 Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia, so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’ ”
- Job 9:13 “God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.
- Isaiah 31:3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
- Nahum 3:9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which was a strong city of Egypt, Ezek. 29:10.
Which was a strong city of Egypt, Ezek. 29:10.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that…
Eze 30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Ver. 6. They that uphold Egypt shall fall,] i.e., Their confederates; or, as some, their tutelar gods. Herodotus writeth that Cambyses wasted with the sword Egypt and Ethiopia, killed their god Apis, and defaced all their idols. This he did, doubtless, rather in scorn of all religion than hatred of idolatry.
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And the pride of her power shall come down.] Tumbling down as a great and weighty bullet from a very high and steep mountain.
From the tower of Syene.] See Eze 29:10.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain They also that uphold Egypt; either the princes, counsellors,…
They also that uphold Egypt; either the princes, counsellors, and martial men in Egypt, or those abroad, that favour her and help her.
The pride of her power; the glory of all her strength, of which she was proud.
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Shall come down; be trodden under foot. From the tower; from Magdalum in the north-east part of Egypt, toward the Red Sea, to Syene in the most south-west part of Egypt. See Eze 29:10.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Thus saith the Lord, they also that uphold Egypt…
Thus saith the Lord, they also that uphold Egypt shall fall,.... That is, by the sword; either their allies and auxiliaries without, that supported the Egyptians with men and money; or their principal people within, their nobles that supported their state with their estates, their counsellors with their wisdom, their soldiers with their valour and courage:
and the pride of her power shall come down; or the power they were proud of, the dominion and grandeur they boasted of; the greatness of their king, and the largeness of their empire, with the wealth and riches of it:
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from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God; or rather, from "Migdol to Syene"; so the Septuagint and Arabic versions, from one end of Egypt to the other; the sword would ravage, and multitudes fall by it, in all cities and towns, between the one and the other; which denotes the general slaughter that should be made; See Gill on Eze 29:10.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Upheld - Those that favour and help her. The…
Upheld - Those that favour and help her. The pride - The glory of all her strength.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 30:6-9. They also that uphold Egypt shall fall…
Eze 30:6-9. They also that uphold Egypt shall fall — By this seems to be meant the governors of the several provinces, those who are called the stay of the tribes thereof, Isa 19:13; that is, of the several Nomi, or districts of Egypt. From the tower of Syene shall they fall — This should rather be rendered, from Migdol to Syene. See note on Eze 29:10. When I have set a fire in Egypt — When I shall have kindled up the flame of war in Egypt. God’s judgments are often compared to fire: see the margin. And when all her helpers shall be destroyed — All her allies and auxiliaries. In that day shall messengers, &c. — Houbigant translates this verse, In that day shall swift messengers go forth from me, who shall terrify the secure Ethiopian; and he shall have great fears concerning the day of Egypt, because it shall be nigh. He observes, that as the messengers are said to be “sent to Cush, or Ethiopia, if the Arabians be meant, they were not to be gone by ships: if the Ethiopians, properly so called, to the south of Egypt, it was not proper for messengers to be sent to them in ships, because the navigation was against the stream, and could not be so quick as it ought upon an approaching calamity.” Bishop Newcome, however, adopts our translation of the first clause, observing, that to send messengers up the Nile in ships was, if not so swift, yet a more secure way of communicating intelligence in a time of general commotion, than to send them by land. The Egyptians and Ethiopians being confederates, the ill news of the conquest of Egypt could not but greatly affect the Ethiopians.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See the marginal reference note.
See the marginal reference note.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain from the tower of Syene--(see on Eze 29:10).
from the tower of Syene--(see on Eze 29:10).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. From the tower of Syene — Hebrews, from…
6. From the tower of Syene — Hebrews, from Migdol to Syene. (See note Eze_29:10.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. the tower of Syene] from Migdol to Syene;…
6. the tower of Syene] from Migdol to Syene; cf. Eze_29:10.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) From the tower of Syene.—From Migdol to Syene.…
(6) From the tower of Syene.—From Migdol to Syene. (See Note on Eze_29:10.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They that uphold Egypt. The words include the allies…
They that uphold Egypt. The words include the allies named in Ver. 5; but also embrace the rulers, generals, perhaps the idols, of Egypt itself. From the tower of Syene. As before, in Eze_29:10, "from Migdol to Syene."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Yahweh says this
Yahweh says this
"This is what Yahweh says." This sentence introduces what the Lord would say.
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So the ones
"In this way, the peoples" or "In this manner, the nations"
who support Egypt
"who help Egypt"
will fall
"will die" or "come to ruin"
the pride of her strength will go down
This represents Egypt no longer being proud of their strength. The reason that they will not be proud is that they will no longer be strong. AT: "Egypt will no longer be proud about being strong" or "Egypt will no longer have the strength that they were so proud of" (See:Metaphor and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
From Migdol to Syene
Ezekiel names towns on the borders of Egypt in order to refer to all of Egypt. AT: "In all of Egypt" or "From the northern border of Egypt to the southern border of Egypt" (See: Merism)
their soldiers will fall by the sword
Here "fall" represents dying, and "the sword" represents battle. AT: "Egypt's soldiers will die in battle" or "an attacking army will kill Egypt's soldiers in battle" (See: Metonymy)
this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11. AT: "this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
They will be appalled in the midst of the abandoned lands
"The soldiers of the allies of Egypt will be appalled when they are left surrounded by nothing but abandoned lands"
in the midst of
"among" or "surrounded by"
their cities will be among all the ruined cities
Being "among" the ruined cities represents being ruined like the ruined cities of other countries. AT: "their cities will be ruined like the cities of other countries" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 30:6-7 From Migdol to Aswan (Hebrew to Syene): This…
30:6-7 From Migdol to Aswan (Hebrew to Syene): This means “from north to south.” See study note on 29:8-13.
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