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Ezekiel 30:7

30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. from: or, from Migdol to Syene
And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

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They shall be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the middle of the cities that are wasted.

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

And they shall be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the middle of the cities that are wasted.

30:8 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken

What does Ezekiel 30:7 mean?

Ezekiel 30:7 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמֵם (shâmêm), תָּוֶךְ (tâvek), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets). It connects to 36 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
they
shall
be
desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm/shaw-mame'/H8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
in
the
midstתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
of
the
countriesאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
that
are
desolate,שָׁמֵםshâmêm/shaw-mame'/H8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
and
her
citiesעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
shall
be
in
the
midstתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
of
the
citiesעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
that
are
wasted.חָרַבchârab/khaw-rab'/H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

Commentary on Ezekiel 30:7

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 30:7
ed; for there are chapters after this which concern Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah, who all reigned before Zedekiah, in whose reign the prophecy of this chapter bears date. Here is, I. The message which Zedekiah sent to the prophet, to desire him to enquire of the Lord for them, ver. 1, 2 . II. The answer which Jeremiah, in God's name, sent to that message, in which, 1. He foretels the certain and inevitable ruin of the city, and the fruitlessness of their attempts for its preservation, ver. 3-7 . 2. He advises the people to make the best of bad, by going over to the king of Babylon, ver. 8-10 . 3. He advises the king and his family to repent and reform ( ver. 11, 12 ), and not to trust to the strength of their city and grow secure, ver. 13, 14 . Zedekiah's Message to Jeremiah. ( b. c. 590.) 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the

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Exodus 14:1

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Joshua 10:1

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Judges 4:1

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

Judges 20:27

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1 Samuel 7:10

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1 Samuel 10:22

Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

1 Samuel 14:6

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

1 Samuel 17:45

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

1 Samuel 28:6

And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

1 Samuel 28:15

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets

1 Kings 14:2

And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.

1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. with: Heb. in thine hand cracknels: or, cakes cruse: or, bottle

1 Kings 22:3

And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? still: Heb. silent from taking it

2 Kings 1:3

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

2 Kings 3:11

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

2 Kings 22:13

Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

2 Kings 22:14

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2 Kings 25:1

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

2 Kings 25:2

And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 30:7.

Ezekiel 29:12

And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

Jeremiah 2:12

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.

Psalms 143:4

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

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Ezekiel 30:7 (King James Version) reads: "And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted."

Is Ezekiel 30:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 30:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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