Ezekiel 30 · Verse 7

Ezekiel 30:7

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
Ezekiel 30:7, King James Version

Ezekiel 30:7 in other translations

BSBThey will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
WEB“They will be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities will be among the cities that are wasted.
ASVAnd they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
YLTAnd they have been desolated in the midst of desolate lands, And its cities are in the midst of wasted cities.
DARBYAnd they shall be desolated in the midst of the countries that are desolated, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
BBEAnd she will be made waste among the countries which have been made waste, and her towns will be among the towns which are unpeopled.
WebsterAnd they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

What does Ezekiel 30:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. in the midst of ... countries ... desolate--Egypt shall fare no better than they (Eze 29:10).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Shall be desolate - All these countries shall be desolated, and the places named shall be chief in these desolations.

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 30:7 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.

וְנָשַׁ֕מּוּve.na.Sha.muand they will be desolateH8074
בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokhin midst ofH8432
אֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotlandsH776
נְשַׁמּ֑וֹתne.sha.Motmade desolateH8074
וְעָרָ֕יוve.'a.Ravand cities itsH5892
בְּתוֹךְ\־be.tokh-in midst ofH8432
עָרִ֥ים'a.RimcitiesH5892
נַחֲרָב֖וֹתna.cha.ra.Votmade wasteH2717
תִּֽהְיֶֽינָה\׃Tih.Yei.nahthey will beH1961

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 30:7

  • Ezekiel 29:12

    And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

  • Jeremiah 25:18-26

    To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, …

  • Ezekiel 32:18-32

    Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised. They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. …

  • Jeremiah 46:1-28

    The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:12; 32:18-32; Jer 25:18-26; 46:1-51:64

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

Context

  • Ezekiel 30:6

    Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 30:7

    And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

  • Ezekiel 30:8

    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.

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Ezekiel 30:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y serán asolados entre las tierras asoladas, y sus ciudades serán entre las ciudades desiertas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils seront désolés au milieu des pays désolés, et ses villes seront entre les villes dévastées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden verwüstet liegen inmitten verwüsteter Länder, und seine Städte werden inmitten verödeter Städte sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dissipabuntur in medio terrarum desolatarum, et urbes ejus in medio civitatum desertarum erunt: