Ezekiel 30:21
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And, lo, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.
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2 Kings 24:7And the king of Egypt did not come again any more out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but LORD upholds the righteous.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, [but] wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes. They have not been closed nor bound up nor soothed with oil.
Jeremiah 46:11Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt. In vain do thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.
Jeremiah 51:8Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed. Wail for her. Take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Nahum 3:16Thou have multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven. The canker-worm ravages, and flees away.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 30:21-26
Destruction of Egypt Foretold. ( b. c. 572.) 20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I… Read the whole commentary →