ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will put an end toוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof Egyptמִצְרַיִםby the handבְּיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon.בָּבֶל
Ezekiel 30:10
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: I will put an end to the multitude of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 30:10, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- I will put an end toהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati
put an end
To make something end, remove it.
Where else “hishbati” appears- the multitudeהֲמוֹןhamon
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- by the handיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרnevuchadretsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadretsar” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears
Places in this verse
1Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
2Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
The context
9On that day messengers will go out from before me in ships to terrify Cush that is secure; and there will be shuddering among them on the day of Egypt; for, look, it is coming.
10 · This verse (above)
11He and his people with him, the fearsome ones of the nations, are brought to destroy the land; and they will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with slain.