Ezekiel 30:3-6

3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush.^[a]When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.

5 Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.

6 “ ‘This is what the LORD says: “ ‘The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Ezekiel 30:3-6 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Ezekiel 7:7; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1,11; Obadiah 1:15
• 2. ver 18; S Ezekiel 7:12,19; Ezekiel 32:7; Ezekiel 34:12
• 3. Jeremiah 25:19; Daniel 11:43
• 4. S Genesis 10:6; S Ezekiel 29:10
• 5. S Ezekiel 29:19
• 6. S Ezekiel 27:10
• 7. S 2 Chronicles 9:14
• 8. Jeremiah 25:20
• 9. Nahum 3:9
• 10. Ezekiel 29:10

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9