Ezekiel 30 Study Notes

30:13 The judgment that will be executed against Egypt (I will destroy the idols and put an end to the false gods in Memphis) recalls language of the exodus account (Ex 6:6), perhaps suggesting a reenactment of the exodus.

30:14-19 Judgment would come on the major cities of Egypt, centers of religious, political, and military influence.

30:20 The date formula indicates that this oracle was announced shortly before the fall of Jerusalem. The date may allude to Pharaoh Hophra’s attempt to intervene to deliver Judah from the crisis (Jr 37:5).

30:21-26 The figurative expression I have broken the arm of Pharaoh refers to Nebuchadnezzar’s defeat of Hophra, who attempted to relieve Jerusalem in 588 BC (2Kg 24:7; Jr 37:5).