Study it in the app“And a sword will come against Egypt, and there will be shuddering in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and they take away her multitude, and her foundations are torn down.”
And a swordוּ חֶרֶבwill comeבָאָהagainst Egypt,בְּמִצְרַיִםand there will beוְהָיְתָהshudderingחַלְחָלָהin Cush,בְּכוּשׁwhen the slainבִּ חָלָלfallנְפֹלin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִםand they take awayוְלָקְחוּher multitude,הֲמוֹנָהּand her foundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶיהָare torn down.וְנֶהֶרְסוּ
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaa” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appearsanguish, writhing
Anguish, writhing as of a woman in labor.
Where else “chalchala” appearsCush
Cush, the name of a son of Ham and of the region of his descendants, south of Egypt (Nubia; many Bibles put "Ethiopia"). This translation keeps the Hebrew name. Also an Israelite.
Where else “chush” appearsslain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalal” appearsfall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “nefol” appearsseize
To take away, seize.
Where else “lakchu” appearsmultitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamona” appearsbase, foundation
Base, foundation.
Where else “yesodote” appearstear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “nehersu” appearsEgypt
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).
3For near is the day, and near is the day of YHWH; a day of cloud, a time of the nations it will be.
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5Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all the mixed peoples, and Cub, and the sons of the land of the covenant with them by the sword will fall.
