Ezekiel 30 · Verse 17

Ezekiel 30:17

The young men of Aven and of Pi–beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
Ezekiel 30:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 30:17 in other translations

BSBThe young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
WEBThe young men of Aven and of Pibeseth will fall by the sword. They will go into captivity.
ASVThe young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.
YLTThe youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth by sword do fall, And these into captivity do go.
DARBYThe young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these shall go into captivity.
BBEThe young men of On and Pi-beseth will be put to the sword: and these towns will be taken away prisoners.
WebsterThe young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.

What does Ezekiel 30:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Aven--meaning "vanity" or "iniquity": applied, by a slight change of the Hebrew name, to On or Heliopolis, in allusion to its idolatry. Here stood the temple of the sun, whence it was called in Hebrew, Beth-shemesh (Jr 43:13). The Egyptian hieroglyphics call it, Re Athom, the sun, the father of the gods, being impersonate in Athom or Adam, the father of mankind. Pi-beseth--that is, Bubastis, in Lower Egypt, near the Pelusiac branch of the Nile: notorious for the worship of the goddess of the same name (Coptic, Pasht), the granite stones of whose temple still attest its former magnificence. these cities--rather, as the Septuagint, "the women," namely, of Aven and Pi-beseth, in antithesis to "the young men." So in Eze 30:18, "daughters shall go into captivity" [Maurer].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Aven - Or On, the famous Heliopolis, or city of the sun. Pibeseth - Bubastum or Bubaste, by a slight alteration of the letters. It is situated on the eastern branch of the Nile, towards Arabia.

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 30:17 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.

בַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.rei[the] young men ofH970
אָ֛וֶן'A.venOnH204
וּפִי\־u.fi-and Pi-H6364
בֶ֖סֶתVe.setbesethH6364
בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
יִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luthey will fallH5307
וְהֵ֖נָּהve.He.nahand they [fem]H2007
בַּשְּׁבִ֥יba.she.Viin <the> captivityH7628
תֵלַֽכְנָה\׃te.Lakh.nahthey will goH1980

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 30:17

  • Genesis 41:45

    And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Aven. or, Heliopolis.
Ge 41:45
Pibeseth. or Pubastum.Situated on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near the top of the Delta.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 30:18

    At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

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Ezekiel 30:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los mancebos de Avén y de Pibeseth caerán á cuchillo; y ellas irán en cautiverio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les jeunes hommes d’Aven et de Pi-Béseth tomberont par l’épée, et elles-mêmes iront en captivité.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Jünglinge von Awen und Pi-Beseth werden durch das Schwert fallen, und sie selbst werden in die Gefangenschaft ziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Juvenes Heliopoleos et Bubasti gladio cadent, et ipsæ captivæ ducentur.