13 ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“I will also (A)destroy the idols,
And cause the images to cease from [a]Noph;
(B)There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt;
(C)I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14 I will make (D)Pathros desolate,
Set fire to (E)Zoan,
(F)And execute judgments in [b]No.
15 I will pour My fury on [c]Sin, the strength of Egypt;
(G)I will cut off the multitude of [d]No,
16 And (H)set a fire in Egypt;
Sin shall have great pain,
No shall be split open,
And Noph shall be in distress daily.
17 The young men of [e]Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword,
And these cities shall go into captivity.
18 (I)At [f]Tehaphnehes the day shall also be [g]darkened,
When I break the yokes of Egypt there.
And her arrogant strength shall cease in her;
As for her, a cloud shall cover her,
And her daughters shall go into captivity.
19 Thus I will (J)execute judgments on Egypt,
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Ancient Memphis
  2. Ezekiel 30:14 Ancient Thebes
  3. Ezekiel 30:15 Ancient Pelusium
  4. Ezekiel 30:15 Ancient Thebes
  5. Ezekiel 30:17 Ancient On, Heliopolis
  6. Ezekiel 30:18 Tahpanhes, Jer. 43:7
  7. Ezekiel 30:18 So with many Heb. mss., Bg., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT refrained

13 “‘Thus saith the Lord God: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt, and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

15 And I will pour My fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt, and I will cut off the multitude of No.

16 And I will set fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.

18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her. As for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt; and they shall know that I am the Lord.’”

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