Ezekiel 30:24
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.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
23I will scatter the Egyptians amongst the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41if I sharpen my glittering sword, my hand grasps it in judgement; I will take vengeance on my adversaries, and will repay those who hate me.
Job 24:12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.
Psalms 18:32the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Psalms 144:1Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—
Isaiah 10:15Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
Isaiah 45:5I am the LORD, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me,
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 →