Ezekiel 30:24
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and place my sword in his hand so that I might destroy Pharaoh's arms. He will groan before the king of Babylon with the groans of a dying man.
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23Then I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among the lands.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41When I sharpen my glittering sword, 1 and when my hand begins to bring justice, 1 I will render vengeance on my enemies, 1 and I will pay back those who hate me. 1
Job 24:12From out of the city the dying groan, 1 and the throat of the wounded cries out for help. 1 But God does not ascribe blame 1
Psalms 18:32It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path. 1
Psalms 144:1Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, 1 who trains my hands for war 1 and my fingers for battle. 1
Isaiah 10:15Will the ax boast about itself against the one who wields it? 1 Will the saw praise itself more than the one who cuts with it? 1 It is as if a rod could lift up those who raise it, or as if a wooden club could lift up a person. 1
Isaiah 45:5I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God but me. 1 I will arm you for battle, though you have not known me; 1
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 →