Eze 30 | NASB1995 | STEP | The word of the Lord came again to me saying ,

Ezekiel 30

Lament over Egypt

1 The word of the Lord came again to me saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, ^b“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
3 “For the day is near,
Even ^cthe day of the Lord is near;
It will be a day of ^dclouds,
A time of doom for the nations.
4 “A sword will come upon Egypt,
And anguish will be in ^{▼▼ Lit Cush}Ethiopia;
When the slain fall in Egypt,
They ^ftake away her ^{▼▼ Or multitude}wealth,
And her foundations are torn down.

5 ^{▼▼ Lit Cush}“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all ^{▼▼ Or the mixed people
,} ^jArabia, ^{▼▼ Or Cub}Libya and the ^{▼▼ Lit sons}people of the land ^{▼▼ Lit of the covenant}that is in league will fall with them by the sword.” 6 ‘Thus says the Lord,
“Indeed, those who support ⁿEgypt will fall
And the pride of her power will come down;
From Migdol to Syene
They will fall within her by the sword,”
Declares the Lord God.
7 “They will be desolate
In the ^omidst of the desolated lands;
And her cities will be
In the midst of the devastated cities.
8 “And they will ^pknow that I am the Lord,
When I set a ^qfire in Egypt
And all her helpers are broken.

9 “On that day ^rmessengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten ^ssecure ^{▼▼ Lit Cush}Ethiopia; and ^uanguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!”

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God, ^v“I will also make the ^{▼▼ Or people; lit crowd, and so throughout the ch}hordes of Egypt cease
By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11 “He and his people with him,
^xThe most ruthless of the nations,
Will be brought in to destroy the land;
And they will draw their swords against Egypt
And fill the land with the slain.
12 “Moreover, I will make the ^yNile canals dry
And ^zsell the land into the hands of evil men.
And I will make the land desolate
And ^{▼▼ Lit her fullness}all that is in it,
By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken.”

13 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will also ^abdestroy the idols
And make the ^{▼▼ Or futile ones}images cease from ^{▼▼ Or Noph
,} ^aeMemphis.
And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;
And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14 “I will make ^afPathros desolate,
Set a fire in ^agZoan
And execute judgments on ^{▼▼ Or No
,} ^aiThebes.
15 “I will pour out My wrath on ^{▼▼ Or Pelusium}Sin,
The stronghold of Egypt;
I will also cut off the hordes of ^{▼▼ Or No}Thebes.
16 “I will set a fire in Egypt;
^{▼▼ Or Pelusium}Sin will writhe in anguish,
^{▼▼ Or No}Thebes will be breached
And ^{▼▼ Or Noph}Memphis will have ^{▼▼ Or adversaries}distresses daily.
17 “The young men of ^{▼▼ Or Aven
,} ^aqOn and of Pi-beseth
Will fall by the sword,
And ^{▼▼ Lit they}the women will go into captivity.
18 “In ^asTehaphnehes the day will ^{▼▼ So with many mss and ancient versions; M.T. restrain}be ^audark
When I ^avbreak there the yoke bars of Egypt.
Then the pride of her power will cease in her;
A cloud will cover her,
And her daughters will go into captivity.
19 “Thus I will ^awexecute judgments on Egypt,
And they will know that I am the Lord.”’”

Victory for Babylon

20 In the ^axeleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 21 “Son of man, I have ^aybroken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been ^azbound up ^{▼▼ Lit to give healing}for healing ^{▼▼ Lit to put a bandage, to wrap it}or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword. 22 “Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am ^bcagainst Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the ^bdbroken; and I will make the sword ^befall from his hand. 23 ‘I will ^bfscatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands. 24 ‘For I will ^bgstrengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put ^bhMy sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man. 25 ‘Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he ^bistretches it out against the land of Egypt. 26 ‘When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am the Lord.’”