Ezekiel 30:15

“And I will pour out my fury on Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the multitude of Thebes.”

Ezekiel 30:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 30:15, word by word

And I will pour outשָׁפַכְתִּיshafachti

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

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my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

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on Sinסִיןsin

Sin

Sin, a desert between Elim and Sinai; also a city of Egypt (Ezekiel 30:15-16). The name has nothing to do with the English word "sin".

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the strongholdמָעוֹזmaoz

stronghold

A strong place where someone defends himself or takes refuge.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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the multitudeהֲמוֹןhamon

multitude

Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.

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of Thebesנֹאno

No, Thebes

No: the Hebrew name of Thebes, a great city of southern Egypt.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

14And I will make Pathros desolate, and I will set fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments in Thebes.

15 · This verse (above)

16And I will set fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in pain, and Thebes will be breached, and Memphis will have adversaries by day.

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