Ezekiel 30
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Ezek 30:1
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The word of the LORD came again to me saying,
Ezek 30:2
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"Son of man, prophesy and say, `Thus says the Lord GOD, "Wail, `Alas for the day!'
Ezek 30:3
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"For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time {of doom} for the nations.
Ezek 30:4
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"A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations are torn down.
Ezek 30:5
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~"Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword."
Ezek 30:6
Ezek 30:7
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"They will be desolate In the midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will be In the midst of the devastated cities.
Ezek 30:8
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"And they will know that I am the LORD, When I set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken.
Ezek 30:9
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~"On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure Ethiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!"
Ezek 30:10
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`Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
Ezek 30:11
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"He and his people with him, The most ruthless of the nations, Will be brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.
Ezek 30:12
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"Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry And sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the LORD have spoken."
Ezek 30:13
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`Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
Ezek 30:15
Ezek 30:16
Ezek 30:17
Ezek 30:18
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"In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.
Ezek 30:19
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"Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, And they will know that I am the LORD.""'
Ezek 30:20
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In the eleventh year, in the first {month,} on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Ezek 30:21
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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword.
Ezek 30:22
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~"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, `Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
Ezek 30:23
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~`I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.
Ezek 30:24
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~`For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man.
Ezek 30:25
Ezek 30:26
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~`When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am the LORD."'
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