Ezekiel 30 · Verse 16

Ezekiel 30:16

And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
Ezekiel 30:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 30:16 in other translations

BSBI will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
WEBI will set a fire in Egypt Sin will be in great anguish. No will be broken up. Memphis will have adversaries in the daytime.
ASVAnd I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the day-time.
YLTAnd I have given fire against Egypt, Greatly pained is Sin, and No is to be rent, And Noph hath daily distresses.
DARBYAnd I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be rent asunder, and at Noph there shall be enemies in open day.
BBEAnd I will put a fire in Egypt; Syene will be twisting in pain, and No will be broken into, as by the onrush of waters.
WebsterAnd I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

What does Ezekiel 30:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. distresses daily--Maurer translates, "enemies during the day," that is, open enemies who do not wait for the covert of night to make their attacks (compare Jr 6:4; 15:8). However, the Hebrew, though rarely, is sometimes rendered (see Psa 13:2) as in English Version.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Noph - Cairo or Kahira; see Eze 30:13.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 30:1-19

A prophecy against Egypt. (Ezek 30:1-19) Another. (Ezek 30:20-26) Verses 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…

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Ezekiel 30:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָתַ֤תִּיve.na.Ta.tiand I will putH5414
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784
בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH4714
ח֤וּלchulsurely <writhe in agony>H2342
תָּחוּל֙ta.chilit will writhe in agonyH2342
סִ֔יןSinSinH5512
וְנֹ֖אve.No'and ThebesH4996
תִּהְיֶ֣הtih.Yehit isH1961
לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַle.hi.ba.Ke.a'[about] to be broken intoH1234
וְנֹ֖ףve.Nofand MemphisH5297
צָרֵ֥יtza.Rei-distress ofH6862
יוֹמָֽם\׃yo.MamdaytimeH3119

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 30:16

  • Ezekiel 30:8-9

    And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

  • Ezekiel 28:18

    Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8,9; 28:18

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Context

  • Ezekiel 30:15

    And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

  • Ezekiel 30:16

    And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

  • Ezekiel 30:17

    The young men of Aven and of Pi–beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.

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Ezekiel 30:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y pondré fuego á Egipto; Sin tendrá gran dolor, y No será destrozada, y Memphis tendrá continuas angustias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je mettrai le feu en Égypte; Sin sera dans une grande angoisse, et No sera ouverte par des brèches, et il y aura à Noph des ennemis en plein jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde Feuer anlegen in Ägypten; Sin wird beben vor Angst, und No wird erbrochen werden, und Noph-Feinde bei Tage!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dabo ignem in Ægypto: quasi parturiens dolebit Pelusium, et Alexandria erit dissipata, et in Memphis angustiæ quotidianæ.