17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
17 The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the women
17 The young warriors of On and Pi-beseth will be killed and the cities exiled.
17 The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity.
17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 30:17
Commentary on Ezekiel 30:1-19
(Read Ezekiel 30:1-19)
The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is very full. Those who take their lot with God's enemies, shall be with them in punishment. The king of Babylon and his army shall be instruments of this destruction. God often makes one wicked man a scourge to another. No place in the land of Egypt shall escape the fury of the Chaldeans. The Lord is known by the judgments he executes. Yet these are only present effects of the Divine displeasure, not worthy of our fear, compared with the wrath to come, from which Jesus delivers his people.