Eze 30-32 | NASB1995 | STEP | The word of the Lord came again to me saying ,

Ezekiel 30

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.’”

Ezekiel 31

Pharaoh Warned of Assyria’s Fate

1 In the ^bjeleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his ^bkhordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
3 ‘Behold, Assyria was a ^blcedar in Lebanon
With beautiful branches and forest shade,
And ^{▼▼ Lit high of stature
,} ^bnvery high,
And its top was among the ^{▼▼ So Gr; M.T. thick boughs}clouds.
4 ‘The ^bpwaters made it grow, the ^{▼▼ I.e. subterranean waters}deep made it high.
With its rivers it continually ^{▼▼ Lit was going}extended all around its planting place,
And sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.
5 ‘Therefore ^bsits height was loftier than all the trees of the field
And its boughs became many and its branches long
Because of ^btmany waters ^{▼▼ Lit in its sending forth}as it spread them out.
6 ‘All the ^bvbirds of the heavens nested in its boughs,
And under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,
And all great nations lived under its shade.
7 ‘So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches;
For its ^{▼▼ Lit root was}roots extended to many waters.
8 ‘The ^bxcedars in ^byGod’s garden ^{▼▼ Lit did}could not match it;
The ^{▼▼ Or Phoenician junipers}cypresses ^{▼▼ Lit did}could not compare with its boughs,
And the plane trees ^{▼▼ Lit were not like}could not match its branches.
No tree in ^cdGod’s garden ^{▼▼ Lit did}could compare with it in its beauty.
9 ‘I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches,
And all the trees of ^cfEden, which were in the ^cggarden of God, were jealous of it.

10 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, “Because ^{▼▼ Lit you are}it is high in stature and has set its top among the ^{▼▼ Or thick boughs}clouds, and its ^ckheart is haughty in its loftiness, 11 therefore I will give it into the hand of a ^{▼▼ Or mighty one
,} ^cmdespot of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have ^cndriven it away. 12 ^co“Alien ^cptyrants of the nations have cut it down and left it; on the ^cqmountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land. And all the peoples of the earth have ^crgone down from its shade and left it. 13 “On its ruin all the ^csbirds of the heavens will dwell, and all the beasts of the field will be on its fallen branches 14 so that all the trees by the waters may not be exalted in their stature, nor set their top among the ^{▼▼ Or thick boughs}clouds, nor their ^{▼▼ Lit drinkers of water}well-watered mighty ones stand erect in their height. For they have all been given over to death, to the ^cvearth beneath, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.”

15 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day when it went down to Sheol I ^cwcaused lamentations; I closed the ^{▼▼ I.e. subterranean waters}deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon ^{▼▼ Lit be darkened}mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it. 16 “I made the nations ^czquake at the sound of its fall when I made it ^dago down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the ^{▼▼ Lit drinkers of water}well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of ^dcLebanon, were ^ddcomforted in the earth beneath. 17 “They also ^dewent down with it to Sheol to those who were ^dfslain by the sword; and those who were its ^{▼▼ Lit arm}strength lived ^dhunder its shade among the nations.

18 “To which among the trees of Eden are you thus ^{▼▼ Lit like}equal in glory and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth beneath; you will lie in the midst of the ^djuncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword. ^dkSo is Pharaoh and all his hordes!”’ declares the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 32

Lament over Pharaoh and Egypt

1 In the ^dltwelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, take up a ^dmlamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him, ‘You ^{▼▼ Or were like}compared yourself to a young ^dolion of the nations,
Yet you are like the ^dpmonster in the seas;
And you ^dqburst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And ^{▼▼ Lit fouled by stamping}fouled their rivers.’”

3 Thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, “Now I will ^dtspread My net over you
With a company of many peoples,
And they shall lift you up in My net.
4 “I will leave you on the land;
I will cast you on the ^{▼▼ Lit surface of the field}open field.
And I will cause all the ^dvbirds of the heavens to dwell on you,
And I will satisfy the beasts of the whole earth ^{▼▼ Lit from}with you.
5 “I will lay your flesh ^dxon the mountains
And fill the valleys with your refuse.
6 “I will also make the land drink the discharge of your ^dyblood
As far as the mountains,
And the ravines will be full of you.
7 “And when I ^dzextinguish you,
I will ^eacover the heavens and darken their ^ebstars;
I will cover the ^ecsun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
8 “All the shining ^edlights in the heavens
I will darken over you
And will set darkness on your land,”
Declares the Lord God.

9 “I will also ^eetrouble the hearts of many peoples when I ^efbring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known. 10 “I will make many peoples ^egappalled at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and ^ehthey will tremble every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your fall.”

11 For ^eithus says the Lord God, “The sword of the king of Babylon will come upon you. 12 “By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your hordes to fall; all of them are ^ejtyrants of the nations, And they will ^ekdevastate the pride of Egypt,
And all its hordes will be destroyed.
13 “I will also destroy all its cattle from beside many waters;
And ^elthe foot of man will not muddy them anymore
And the hoofs of beasts will not muddy them.
14 “Then I will make their waters settle
And will cause their rivers to run like oil,”
Declares the Lord God.
15 “When I make the land of Egypt a ^emdesolation,
And the land is destitute of that which filled it,
When I smite all those who live in it,
Then they shall ^enknow that I am the Lord.

16 “This is a ^eolamentation and they shall ^{▼▼ Or lament}chant it. The daughters of the nations shall ^{▼▼ Or lament}chant it. Over Egypt and over all her hordes they shall ^{▼▼ Or lament}chant it,” declares the Lord God.

17 In the ^estwelfth year, on the ^etfifteenth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 18 “Son of man, ^euwail for the hordes of Egypt and ^evbring it down, her and the daughters of the powerful nations, to the ^ewnether world, with those who go down to the pit; 19 ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty?
Go down and make your bed with the ^exuncircumcised.’

20 “They shall fall in the midst of those who are slain by the sword. ^{▼▼ Or The sword is given}She is given over to the sword; they have ^ezdrawn her and all her hordes away. 21 “The ^fastrong among the mighty ones shall speak of him and his helpers from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’

22 ^fb“Assyria is there and all her company; ^{▼▼ Lit his}her graves are round about ^{▼▼ Lit him}her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, 23 whose ^fegraves are set in the remotest parts of the pit and her company is round about her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who ^{▼▼ Lit gave, and so throughout the ch}spread terror in the land of the living.

24 ^fg“Elam is there and all her hordes around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised to the ^fhlower parts of the earth, who instilled their terror in the ^filand of the living and ^fjbore their disgrace with those who went down to the pit. 25 “They have made a ^fkbed for her among the slain with all her hordes. Her graves are around it, they are all uncircumcised, slain by the sword (although their terror was ^{▼▼ Lit given}instilled in the land of the living), and they bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit; ^{▼▼ So with ancient versions; M.T. reads he was}they were put in the midst of the slain.

26 ^fn“Meshech, ^foTubal and all their hordes are there; their graves ^{▼▼ Lit are around him}surround them. All of them were slain by the sword ^fquncircumcised, though they instilled their terror in the land of the living. 27 ^fr“Nor do they lie beside the fallen ^{▼▼ Or mighty ones
,} ^ftheroes of the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war and whose swords were laid under their heads; but the punishment for their ^fuiniquity rested on their bones, though the terror of these ^{▼▼ Or mighty ones}heroes was once in the land of the living. 28 “But in the midst of the uncircumcised you will be broken and lie with those slain by the sword.

29 “There also is ^fwEdom, its kings and all its ^{▼▼ Or leaders}princes, who ^{▼▼ Or in}for all their might are laid with those slain by the sword; they will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit.

30 “There also are the ^{▼▼ Or princes}chiefs of the ^ganorth, all of them, and all the ^gbSidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their might, in shame went down with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

31 “These Pharaoh will see, and he will be ^gccomforted for all his hordes slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his army,” declares the Lord God. 32 “Though I instilled a terror of him in the land of the living, yet he will be made to lie down among the uncircumcised along with those slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his hordes,” declares the Lord God.