Ezekiel 30:10-20

10 “ ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 He and his army—the most ruthless of nations— will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

12 I will dry up the waters of the Nile and sell the land to an evil nation; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the LORD have spoken.

13 “ ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.

14 I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.

15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.

16 I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.

17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.

18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.

19 So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.’ ”

Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

20 In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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Ezekiel 30:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 30

This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy against Egypt, both against the country and the king of it. It is introduced with expressions of lamentation, because of the destruction coming on, Eze 30:1-3, and not only Egypt, and the cities thereof, should be destroyed, but all her friends, associates, and allies; the Ethiopians, Lydians, Lybians, and others, Eze 30:4-9. Nebuchadnezzar and his army were to be the instruments of her ruin, Eze 30:10-12, particular cities are mentioned by name, which should suffer much, and become desolate, Eze 30:13-19 and then Pharaoh king of Egypt himself is threatened with broken arms, and his people to be scattered among the nations, Eze 30:20-23, and the king of Babylon is again mentioned, whose arms should be strengthened to do all this, Eze 30:24-26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 21

1. Jeremiah 39:1
2. S Ezekiel 29:19
3. S Ezekiel 28:7
4. ver 24-25
5. S Isaiah 19:6
6. S Jeremiah 46:8; Ezekiel 29:9
7. S Ezekiel 19:7
8. S Jeremiah 43:12; S Ezekiel 6:6
9. S Isaiah 19:13
10. Zechariah 10:11
11. S Ezekiel 29:14
12. S Numbers 13:22; Psalms 78:12,43
13. S Jeremiah 46:25
14. S Joshua 7:15
15. S Isaiah 19:13
16. Genesis 41:45
17. S Jeremiah 43:7
18. S Leviticus 26:13; S Isaiah 9:4
19. S ver 3
20. Ezekiel 28:22
21. S Ezekiel 26:1; S Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1

Ezekiel 30:10-20

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Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

Ezekiel 30:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 30

Cross References 21