A Lament for Egypt

Ezekiel 30

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

2 v "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God:
w "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'
 3 w For the day is near,
x the day of the Lord is near;
it will be y a day of clouds,
a time of doom for 1 the nations.
 4 z A sword shall come upon Egypt,
a and anguish shall be in b Cush,
when the slain fall in Egypt,
and c her wealth 2 is carried away,
and d her foundations are torn down.

5 b Cush, and e Put, and Lud, and f all Arabia, and Libya, 3 and the people of the land that is in league, 4 shall fall with them by the sword.

6 "Thus says the Lord:
g Those who support Egypt shall fall,
and h her proud might shall come down;
i from Migdol to Syene
they shall fall within her by the sword,
declares the Lord God.
 7 j And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries,
and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.
 8 k Then they will know that I am the Lord,
when l I have set fire to Egypt,
and g all her helpers are broken.

9 "On that day m messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting b people of Cush, and a anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; 5 for, behold, it comes!

10 "Thus says the Lord God:
n "I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt,
by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
 11 He and his people with him, o the most ruthless of nations,
shall be brought in to destroy the land,
z and they shall draw their swords against Egypt
and fill the land with the slain.
 12 And p I will q dry up the Nile
and will sell the land into the hand of r evildoers;
s I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it,
by the hand of t foreigners;
u I am the Lord; I have spoken.

13 "Thus says the Lord God:
v "I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in w Memphis;
x there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so y I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
 14 I will make z Pathros a desolation
and will set fire to a Zoan
b and will execute judgments on c Thebes.
 15 And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and cut off the multitude 6 of Thebes.
 16 And I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium shall be in great agony;
Thebes shall be breached,
and w Memphis shall face enemies 7 by day.
 17 The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword,
and the women 8 shall go into captivity.
 18 At d Tehaphnehes e the day shall be dark,
when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt,
and f her proud might shall come to an end in her;
she shall be covered by a cloud,
and her daughters shall go into captivity.
 19 Thus g I will execute judgments on Egypt.
h Then they will know that I am the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:6
    Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:2
    "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God : "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 7:7
    Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains.
    Ezekiel 7:12
    The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude.
    Joel 1:15
    Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.
    Joel 2:1
    Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near.
    Zephaniah 1:7
    Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:12
    As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:8
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 21:3
    Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor; I am bowed down so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:3
    For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:19
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:6
    Thus says the Lord : Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:4
    A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:10
    Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:20
    And all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines ( Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod).
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 32:21
    The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: 'They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:18
    At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end in her; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
    Ezekiel 33:28
    And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:10
    Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:12
    And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:6
    Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord. "Because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:18
    By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who saw you.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:6
    Thus says the Lord : Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 18:1 - 2
    Ah, land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:4
    A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:4
    A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:19
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:7
    Therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:4
    A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.
  27. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:5 - 6
    And the waters of the sea will be dried up, and the river will be dry and parched.
    Ezekiel 29:10
    Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:3
    Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, that says, 'My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.
  29. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:4
    And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master, and a fierce king will rule over them, declares the Lord God of hosts.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:10
    Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:7
    Therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.
  32. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:24
    And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord ; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it.
  33. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:12
    I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace.
  34. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:13
    The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have made Egypt stagger.
  35. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:15
    It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.
    Zechariah 10:11
    He shall pass through the sea of troubles and strike down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up. The pride of Assyria shall be laid low, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
  36. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:16
    In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them.
  37. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:14
    And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.
    Isaiah 11:11
    In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
  38. Cross References
    Numbers 13:22
    They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. ( Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
  39. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:19
    Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
  40. Cross References
    Jeremiah 46:25
    The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: "Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.
  41. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:13
    Thus says the Lord God : "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
  42. Cross References
    Jeremiah 2:16
    Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
  43. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:9
    She who bore seven has grown feeble; she has fainted away; her sun went down while it was yet day; she has been shamed and disgraced. And the rest of them I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the Lord.
    Amos 8:9
    And on that day," declares the Lord God, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.
  44. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:6
    Thus says the Lord : Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God.
  45. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:14
    I will make Pathros a desolation and will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes.
  46. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
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