Ezekiel 30:20-26

Egypt Shall Fall to Babylon

20 1In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:
21 2"Son of man, 3I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, 4it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and 5will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
23 6I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries.
24 And 7I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put 8my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him 9like a man mortally wounded.
25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall. 10Then they shall know that I am the LORD, 11when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.
26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Ezekiel 30:20-26 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.

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