2 Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Egypt that I am saying:
Cry out in despair,
3 because you will soon
be punished!
That will be a time
of darkness and doom
for all nations.
4 Your own nation of Egypt
will be attacked,
and Ethiopia30.4 Ethiopia: See the note at 29.10.will suffer.
You will be killed in battle,
and your land will be robbed
and left in ruins.
5 Soldiers hired from Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, Arabia, Kub, as well as from Israel,30.5 as well as from Israel: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.will die in that battle. 6 All of your allies will be killed, and your proud strength will crumble. People will die from Migdolin the north to Aswanin the south. I, the Lord, have spoken.
7 Your nation of Egyptwill be the most deserted place on earth, and its cities will lie in complete ruin. 8 I will set fire to your land, and anyone who defended your nation will die. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
9 On the same day I destroy Egypt, I will send messengers to the Ethiopiansto announce their coming destruction. They think they are safe, but they will be terrified.
10 Your Egyptianarmy is very strong, but I will send King Nebuchadnezzar of Babyloniato completely defeat that army. 11 He and his cruel troops will invade and destroy your land and leave your dead bodies piled everywhere.
12 I will dry up the Nile River, then sell the land to evil buyers. I will send foreigners to turn your entire nation into a barren desert. I, the Lord, have spoken.
Egypt’s Proud Cities Will Lie in Ruins
The Lord said to the people of Egypt:
13 All the idols and images you Egyptiansworship in the city of Memphis30.13 Memphis: Hebrew "Noph."will be smashed. No one will be left to rule your nation, and terror will fill the land. 14 The city of Pathroswill be left in ruins, and Zoanwill be burned to the ground. Thebes,30.14 Thebes: Hebrew "No."your capital city, will also be destroyed! 15 The fortress city of Pelusiumwill feel my fierce anger, and all the troops stationed at Thebeswill be slaughtered.
16 I will set fire to your nation of Egypt! The city of Pelusiumwill be in anguish. Thebeswill fall, and the people of Memphiswill live in constant fear.30.16 the people of Memphis … constant fear: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.17 The young soldiers in the cities of Heliopolisand Bubastis30.17 Heliopolis and Bubastis: Hebrew "On and Pi-Beseth."will die in battle, and the rest of the people will be taken prisoner. 18 You were so proud of your nation’s power, but when I crush that power and kill that pride, darkness will fall over the city of Tahpanhes. A dark, gloomy cloud will cover the land as you are being led away into captivity. 19 When I’m through punishing Egypt, you will know that I am the Lord.
Egypt’s King Is Powerless
20 Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lordspoke to me on the seventh day of the first month.30.20 Eleven years … first month: Probably March of 587 b.c.He said:
21 Ezekiel, son of man, I, the Lord, have defeated the king of Egypt! I broke his arm, and no one has wrapped it or put it in a sling, so that it could heal and get strong enough to hold a sword. 22 So tell him that I am now his worst enemy. I will break both his arms—the good one and the broken one! His sword will drop from his hand forever, 23 and I will scatter the Egyptiansall over the world.
24,25 I will strengthen the power of Babylonia’s king and give him my sword to use against Egypt. I will also make the wounded king of Egyptpowerless, and he will moan in pain and die in front of the Babylonian king. Then everyone on earth will know that I am the Lord. 26 I will force the Egyptiansto live as prisoners in foreign nations, and they will know that I, the Lord, have punished them.
Pessoa
Tribo de Levi
Ezekiel
יְחֶזְקֵאלyəchezəqel
Ezekiel, a priest and the son of Buzi, prophesied to the exiles in Babylonia by the Chebar canal, where he saw visions of God (Ezekiel 1:3).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Cush is the land of King Tirhakah, who was marching out to fight against Sennacherib. Upon hearing this report, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:9).
Cush is the land of King Tirhakah, who was marching out to fight against Sennacherib. Upon hearing this report, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:9).
Syene is the place up to which Egypt would become a desolate waste, starting from Migdol, and up to which Egypt’s allies would fall by the sword (Ezekiel 30:6).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Cush is the land of King Tirhakah, who was marching out to fight against Sennacherib. Upon hearing this report, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:9).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
The Nile is the river of Egypt: in Pharaoh’s dream, cows came up out of it; a boy was left in a basket among the reeds on its bank; and the Egyptians dug along the bank for water, as they could not drink from the river (Exodus 7:24).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Pathros is a land in Egypt where Jews lived and to which the Lord promises to bring the Egyptians back from captivity, to be a lowly kingdom there (Ezekiel 29:14).
Zoan is a city in Egypt, in whose region God did miracles in the sight of the ancestors; the officials of Zoan became fools, and the city would be set on fire (Ezekiel 30:14).
Thebes was a city in Egypt on the Nile against which the Lord announced punishment; she went into exile, her infants were dashed to pieces, and her great men were put in chains (Nahum 3:10).
Thebes was a city in Egypt on the Nile against which the Lord announced punishment; she went into exile, her infants were dashed to pieces, and her great men were put in chains (Nahum 3:10).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Thebes was a city in Egypt on the Nile against which the Lord announced punishment; she went into exile, her infants were dashed to pieces, and her great men were put in chains (Nahum 3:10).
Heliopolis is a city whose priest was Potiphera, whose daughter Asenath was given to Joseph as wife; in Egypt, she bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (Genesis 46:20).
Tahpanhes is a city in Egypt where Jeremiah received the word of the Lord and was commanded to bury large stones in clay at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in the sight of the men of Judah (Jeremiah 43:9).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).