Ezekiel 30:6

6 “Thus says the Lord: ¹Those who support Egypt shall fall, and ²her proud might shall come down; ³from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 30:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 30:6

Thus saith the Lord, they also that uphold Egypt shall fall,
&c.] 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: 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 Ezekiel 29:10).

Ezekiel 30:6 In-Context

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.

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

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.

7 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 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.

Cross References

• 1. 30:6 [ch. 32:21]
• 2. 30:6 ver. 18; [ch. 33:28]
• 3. 30:6 ch. 29:10