Ezekiel 30:18

“And in Tahpanhes the day will grow dark, when I break there the bars of Egypt, and the pride of her strength ceases in her; as for her, a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.”

Ezekiel 30:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 30:18, word by word

And in Tahpanhesתְחַפְנְחֵסtechafnches

Tahpanhes

Tahpanhes: a city of Egypt, near its eastern border, where the Judeans who fled with Jeremiah settled.

Where else “techafnches” appears
the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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will grow darkחָשַׂךְchasach

grow dark

Grow dark; darken.

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when I breakשִׁבְרִshivri

break

To break something to pieces.

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the barsמֹטוֹתmotot

pole

A long pole placed on the shoulders to carry a load; the bar of a yoke.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and the prideגְּאוֹןgeon

pride

Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.

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of her strengthעֻזָּuza

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

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ceasesנִשְׁבַּתnishbat

cease

To leave off working, rest; God did so when done, not from tiredness.

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a cloudעָנָןanan

cloud

A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.

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will cover herיְכַסֶּyechase

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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and her daughtersבְנוֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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will goתֵלַכְנָהtelachna

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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into captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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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

17The young men of On and of Pi-beseth by the sword will fall, and they will go into captivity.

18 · This verse (above)

19And I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I am YHWH.’”

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