Ezekiel 30:21

““Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt I have broken; and look, it has not been bound up to give it remedies, to put a bandage to bind it up, to strengthen it to grasp the sword.”

Ezekiel 30:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 30:21, word by word

“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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the armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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I have brokenשָׁבָרְתִּיshavarti

break

To break something to pieces.

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been bound upחֻבְּשָׁהchubsha

bandage

To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.

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to giveתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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it remediesרְפֻאוֹתrefuot

remedy

Remedy, medicine.

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to putשׂוּםsum

put

To put something somewhere.

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a bandageחִתּוּלchitul

bandage

A bandage.

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to strengthen itחָזְקָchazka

repair

To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.

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to graspתְפֹּשׂtepos

handle

To handle an instrument or weapon with the hand.

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the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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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

20And it came about in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

21 · This verse (above)

22Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong and the broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

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