Ezekiel 30:1-19

Other Translations of Ezekiel 30:1-19

New International Version

30¹ The word of the Lord came to me: ² "Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: " 'Wail and say, "Alas for that day!" ³ For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. ⁴ A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush.That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down. ⁵ Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt. ⁶ " 'This is what the Lord says: " 'The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign Lord. ⁷ " 'They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities. ⁸ Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed. ⁹ " 'On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt's doom, for it is sure to come. ¹⁰ " 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: " 'I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. ¹¹ He and his army-the most ruthless of nations- will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain. ¹² I will dry up the waters of the Nile and sell the land to an evil nation; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the Lord have spoken. ¹³ " 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: " 'I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land. ¹⁴ I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes. ¹⁵ I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and wipe out the hordes of Thebes. ¹⁶ I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress. ¹⁷ The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity. ¹⁸ Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity. ¹⁹ So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.' "

English Standard Version

30¹ The word of the Lord came to me: ² "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day!' ³ For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom forHebrew lacks doom for the nations. ⁴ A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealthOr multitude; also verse 10 is carried away, and her foundations are torn down. ⁵ Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya,With Septuagint; Hebrew Cub and the people of the land that is in league,Hebrew and the sons of the land of the covenant shall fall with them by the sword. ⁶ "Thus says the Lord: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord GOD. ⁷ And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste. ⁸ Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken. ⁹ "On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom;Hebrew the day of Egypt for, behold, it comes! ¹⁰ "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. ¹¹ He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land, and they shall draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain. ¹² And I will dry up the Nile and will sell the land into the hand of evildoers; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; I am the Lord; I have spoken. ¹³ "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt. ¹⁴ I will make Pathros a desolation and will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes. ¹⁵ And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitudeOr wealth of Thebes. ¹⁶ And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemiesOr distress by day. ¹⁷ The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the womenOr the cities; Hebrew they shall go into captivity. ¹⁸ At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end in her; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity. ¹⁹ Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord."

The Message

30¹ God, the Master, spoke to me: ² "Son of man, preach. Give them the Message of God, the Master. Wail: ³ "'Doomsday!' Time's up! God's big day of judgment is near. Thick clouds are rolling in. It's doomsday for the nations. ⁴ Death will rain down on Egypt. Terror will paralyze Ethiopia When they see the Egyptians killed, their wealth hauled off, their foundations demolished, ⁵ And Ethiopia, Put, Lud, Arabia, Libya - all of Egypt's old allies - killed right along with them. ⁶ "'God says: "'Egypt's allies will fall and her proud strength will collapse - From Migdol in the north to Syene in the south, a great slaughter in Egypt! Decree of God, the Master. ⁷ Egypt, most desolate of the desolate, her cities wasted beyond wasting, ⁸ Will realize that I am God when I burn her down and her helpers are knocked flat. ⁹ "'When that happens, I'll send out messengers by ship to sound the alarm among the easygoing Ethiopians. They'll be terrorized. Egypt's doomed! Judgment's coming! ¹⁰ "'God, the Master, says: "'I'll put a stop to Egypt's arrogance. I'll use Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to do it. ¹¹ He and his army, the most brutal of nations, shall be used to destroy the country. They'll brandish their swords and fill Egypt with corpses. ¹² I'll dry up the Nile and sell off the land to a bunch of crooks. I'll hire outsiders to come in and waste the country, strip it clean. I, God, have said so. ¹³ "'And now this is what God, the Master, says: "'I'll smash all the no-god idols; I'll topple all those huge statues in Memphis. The prince of Egypt will be gone for good, and in his place I'll put fear - fear throughout Egypt! ¹⁴ I'll demolish Pathros, burn Zoan to the ground, and punish Thebes, ¹⁵ Pour my wrath on Pelusium, Egypt's fort, and knock Thebes off its proud pedestal. ¹⁶ I'll set Egypt on fire: Pelusium will writhe in pain, Thebes blown away, Memphis raped. ¹⁷ The young warriors of On and Pi-beseth will be killed and the cities exiled. ¹⁸ A dark day for Tahpanhes when I shatter Egypt, When I break Egyptian power and put an end to her arrogant oppression! She'll disappear in a cloud of dust, her cities hauled off as exiles. ¹⁹ That's how I'll punish Egypt, and that's how she'll realize that I am God.'"

New King James Version

30¹ The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, ² "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Wail, 'Woe to the day!' ³ For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles. ⁴ The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down. ⁵ "Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword." ⁶ 'Thus says the Lord: "Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword," Says the Lord God. ⁷ "They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste. ⁸ Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed. ⁹ On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; For indeed it is coming!" ¹⁰ 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. ¹¹ He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, Shall be brought to destroy the land; They shall draw their swords against Egypt, And fill the land with the slain. ¹² I will make the rivers dry, And sell the land into the hand of the wicked; I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, By the hand of aliens. I, the Lord, have spoken." ¹³ 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will also destroy the idols, And cause the images to cease from Noph; There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt; I will put fear in the land of Egypt. ¹⁴ I will make Pathros desolate, Set fire to Zoan, And execute judgments in No. ¹⁵ I will pour My fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; I will cut off the multitude of No, ¹⁶ And 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 Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity. ¹⁸ At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be 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 execute judgments on Egypt, Then they shall know that I am the Lord." ' "

New Living Translation

30¹ This is another message that came to me from the Lord : ² "Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign Lord : "Weep and wail for that day, ³ for the terrible day is almost here- the day of the Lord ! It is a day of clouds and gloom, a day of despair for the nations. ⁴ A sword will come against Egypt, and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. Its wealth will be carried away and its foundations destroyed. The land of Ethiopia will be ravished. ⁵ Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all Arabia, and all their other allies will be destroyed in that war. ⁶ "For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt's allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord . ⁷ Egypt will be desolate, surrounded by desolate nations, and its cities will be in ruins, surrounded by other ruined cities. ⁸ And the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord when I have set Egypt on fire and destroyed all their allies. ⁹ At that time I will send swift messengers in ships to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them on that day of Egypt's certain destruction. Watch for it! It is sure to come! ¹⁰ "For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: By the power of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, I will destroy the hordes of Egypt. ¹¹ He and his armies-the most ruthless of all- will be sent to demolish the land. They will make war against Egypt until slaughtered Egyptians cover the ground. ¹² I will dry up the Nile River and sell the land to wicked men. I will destroy the land of Egypt and everything in it by the hands of foreigners. I, the Lord, have spoken! ¹³ "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will smash the idols of Egypt and the images at Memphis. There will be no rulers left in Egypt; terror will sweep the land. ¹⁴ I will destroy southern Egypt, set fire to Zoan, and bring judgment against Thebes. ¹⁵ I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, the strongest fortress of Egypt, and I will stamp out the hordes of Thebes. ¹⁶ Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! Pelusium will be racked with pain; Thebes will be torn apart; Memphis will live in constant terror. ¹⁷ The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves. ¹⁸ When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives. ¹⁹ And so I will greatly punish Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord ."