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Ezekiel 30

Ezekiel 30:5

A Lament for Egypt · Ezekiel 30:1–19
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Translations

Modern
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
Traditional
Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
Literal
Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all the mixture, and libya, and the sons of the land of the covenant, they will fall with them by the sword.
Latin
Æthiopia, et Libya, et Lydi, et omne reliquum vulgus, et Chub, et filii terræ fœderis, cum eis gladio cadent.

Original

Hebrew
English
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

Notes

Ezekiel 30:1–19

This third message against Egypt is written as a lament (a poem of sorrow). It repeats much of the earlier message in Ezekiel 29:1–16.

God would judge Egypt and its allies. The nation would fall under his judgment.

Ezekiel 29:1–32:32

  • The seventh and final message of judgment against the nations targets Egypt, an old enemy and ally of Israel. This message is the longest and, like the one against Tyre, it addresses both Egypt and its ruler.

  • Egypt often tempted Israel and Judah to turn away from their loyalty to the Lord. Soon after leaving Egypt, Israel fell into the trap of Egypt's idolatry. Egypt led Judah to rely on chariots and horses instead of the Lord, but Egypt was unreliable when it mattered most. The Lord judged Egypt for leading his people astray (compare Luke 17:1–2).

Ezekiel 25:1–32:32

  • This section contains a series of messages of judgment against nearby nations. There are six shorter messages against Judah's immediate neighbors, arranged in a clockwise order, followed by a final message against Egypt (Ezekiel 30–32). Through experiencing God's judgment, the nations would recognize God's control over everything. The nations might be used to carry out God's judgment on his people, but they would not avoid judgment themselves.

  • One of the main purposes of these messages was to show that the negative part of God's promise to Abraham ("I will … curse those who curse you," Genesis 12:3) was still active. No one can harm God's people and avoid consequences, even when God's people are under his judgment.

Events

People

Lud: Son of Shem; progenitor of the Lydians

Places

Arabia: A region and its inhabitants, mentioned in various contexts Cush: Ancient region in Africa; associated with Egypt and Babylon Libya: A country in North Africa

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Chub Cub Ezekiel, Book of Hophra Kub Libya, Libyans Lord Lud, Ludim, Ludites Lydia (Place) Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Put (Place)

Topics

Chub: A People Who Were an Ally Tribe to Egypt, and Probably Inhabited Africa Ethiopia: Desolation of Libya: Region North of Egypt Ludim: Descendants of Ludim: Warriors Lydia: Incorrectly Put for Lud Phut: The Descendants of Phut, or the Country Inhabited by Them: (Margin)