Ezekiel 30 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 30:24

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
Ezekiel 30:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 30:24 in other translations

BSBI will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
WEBI 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.
ASVAnd 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 shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
YLTAnd strengthened the arms of the king of Babylon, And I have given My sword into his hand, And I have broken the arms of Pharaoh, And he hath groaned the groans of a pierced one--before him.
DARBYAnd I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; and I will break Pharaoh's arms, so that he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly-wounded man.
BBEAnd I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and will put my sword in his hand: but Pharaoh's arms will be broken, and he will give cries of pain before him like the cries of a man wounded to death.
WebsterAnd I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

What does Ezekiel 30:24 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 30:20-26

Egypt shall grow weaker and weaker. If lesser judgments do not prevail to humble and reform sinners, God will send greater. God justly breaks that power which is abused, either to put wrongs upon people, or to put cheats upon them. Babylon shall grow stronger. In vain do men endeavour to bind up the arm the Lord is pleased to break, and to strengthen those whom he will bring down. Those who disregard the discoveries…

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Ezekiel 30:24 in the original Hebrew

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וְחִזַּקְתִּ֗יve.chi.zak.Tiand I will make strongH2388
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זְרֹעוֹת֙ze.ro.'Ot[the] arms ofH2220
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894
וְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.Tiand I will putH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חַרְבִּ֖יchar.Bisword myH2719
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Doin hand hisH3027
וְשָׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.Tiand I will breakH7665
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זְרֹע֣וֹתze.ro.'ot[the] arms ofH2220
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְנָאַ֛קve.na.'Akand he will groanH5008
נַאֲק֥וֹתna.'a.Kot[the] groans ofH5009
חָלָ֖לcha.Lal[one] fatally woundedH2491
לְפָנָֽיו\׃le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440

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Cross references for Ezekiel 30:24

  • Zephaniah 2:12

    Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

  • Ezekiel 30:25

    But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

  • Nehemiah 6:9

    For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

  • Isaiah 45:1

    Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

  • Isaiah 45:5

    I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

  • Ezekiel 26:15

    Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

  • Ezekiel 30:10

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

  • Zechariah 10:11-12

    And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.

  • Job 24:12

    Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

  • Isaiah 10:15

    Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

  • Jeremiah 51:52

    Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

  • Psalms 144:1

    A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
25; Ne 6:9; Ps 18:32,39; 144:1; Isa 45:1,5; Jer 27:6-8
Zec 10:11,12
and put.
De 32:41,42; Ps 17:13; Isa 10:5,6,15; Zep 2:12
he shall.
26:15; Job 24:12; Jer 51:52

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Context

  • Ezekiel 30:23

    And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

  • Ezekiel 30:24

    And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

  • Ezekiel 30:25

    But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

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Ezekiel 30:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fortificaré los brazos del rey de Babilonia, y pondré mi espada en su mano; mas quebraré los brazos de Faraón, y delante de aquél gemirá con gemidos de herido de muerte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone, et je mettrai mon épée dans sa main; et je casserai les bras du Pharaon, et il gémira devant lui des gémissements d’un blessé à mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde die Arme des Königs von Babel stärken und mein Schwert in seine Hand geben; und die Arme des Pharao werde ich zerbrechen, daß er wie ein Erschlagener vor ihm ächzen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et confortabo brachia regis Babylonis, daboque gladium meum in manu ejus, et confringam brachia Pharaonis, et gement gemitibus interfecti coram facie ejus.