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Ezekiel 30:25 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt. "
Ezekiel 30:25
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before the king of Babylon with the groaning of a mortally wounded man.
25 I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt.
26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
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Ezekiel 30:1
"The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 30:2
"“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’"
Ezekiel 30:3
"For the day is near, even the LORD’s day is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of the nations."
Ezekiel 30:4
"A sword will come on Egypt, and anguish will be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt. They take away her multitude, and her foundations are broken down."
Ezekiel 30:5
"“‘“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the mixed people, Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, will fall with them by the sword.”"
Ezekiel 30:6
"“‘The LORD says: “They also who uphold Egypt will fall. The pride of her power will come down. They will fall by the sword in it from the tower of Seveneh,” says the Lord GOD."
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