Ezekiel 30:22

“Therefore 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.”

Ezekiel 30:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 30:22, 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
YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi

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".

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against 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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and I will breakשָׁבַרְתִּיshavarti

break

To break something to pieces.

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his armsזְרֹעֹתָיzerootay

arm

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

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the strongחֲזָקָהchazaka

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

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and I will makeהִפַּלְתִּיhipalti

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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from his handיָּדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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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

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.

22 · This verse (above)

23And I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them through the lands.

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