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Ezekiel 30:24 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 30 · verse 24
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.Ezekiel 30:24 · King James Version
Ezekiel 30:24 in context
22Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
24And 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.
25But 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.
26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- Pharaoh'sParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- breakshâbarto burstH7665 →
- groannâʼaqto groanH5008 →
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This short prophecy of the weakening of the power of Egypt was delivered about the time that the army of the Egyptians, which attempted to raise the siege of Jerusalem, was frustrated in its enterprises, and returned re infect - without accomplishing their purpose;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-26