And I will setוְנָתַתִּיfireאֵשׁin Egypt;בְּמִצְרַיִםSinסִיןwill writhe in pain,חוּל תָּחוּלand Thebesוְנֹאwill beתִּהְיֶהbreached,לְהִבָּקֵעַand Memphisוְנֹףwill have adversariesצָרֵיby day.יוֹמָם
Ezekiel 30:16
Study it in the app“And I will set fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in pain, and Thebes will be breached, and Memphis will have adversaries by day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 30:16, word by word
- And I will setנָתַתִּיnatati
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- 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".
Where else “sin” appears- will writhe in painחוּלchul
writhe
To twist and shudder from sharp pain or from fear.
Where else “chul” appears- and Thebesנֹאno
No, Thebes
No: the Hebrew name of Thebes, a great city of southern Egypt.
Where else “no” appears- will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- breachedהִבָּקֵעַhibakea
breach
To break into a city.
Where else “hibakea” appears- and Memphisנֹףnof
Noph (Memphis)
Noph: Memphis, a great city of Egypt.
Where else “nof” appears- will have adversariesצָרֵיtsare
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsare” appears- by dayיוֹמָםyomam
by day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
15And I will pour out my fury on Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the multitude of Thebes.
16 · This verse (above)
17The young men of On and of Pi-beseth by the sword will fall, and they will go into captivity.