Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand. New Living Translation Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am the enemy of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt! I will break both of his arms—the good arm along with the broken one—and I will make his sword clatter to the ground. English Standard Version Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. Berean Standard Bible Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. King James Bible Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. New King James Version Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Surely I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall out of his hand. New American Standard Bible Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. NASB 1995 “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. NASB 1977 “Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. Amplified Bible Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong one and the broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. Christian Standard Bible Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. American Standard Version Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: “Behold, I am against Pharaoh, King of Egypt, and I shall break his strong arms, and I shall cast the sword from his hands Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharao king of Egypt, and I will break his strong and outstretched arms, and will smite down his sword out of his hand. Contemporary English Version So tell him that I am now his worst enemy. I will break both his arms--the good one and the broken one! His sword will drop from his hand forever, Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against Pharao king of Egypt, and I will break into pieces his strong arm, which is already broken: and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand: English Revised Version Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation "This is what the Almighty LORD says: I'm against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the healthy one and the broken one. I will make the sword fall from his hand. Good News Translation Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign LORD, say: I am the enemy of the king of Egypt. I am going to break both his arms--the good one and the one already broken--and the sword will fall from his hand. International Standard Version Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I'm coming to attack Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and I'm going to break both of his arms, the strong one and the wounded one. That will make him drop his sword. JPS Tanakh 1917 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. Literal Standard Version Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I [am] against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, | And I have broken his arms, | The strong one and the broken one, | And have caused the sword to fall out of his hand, Majority Standard Bible Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. New American Bible Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: See! I am coming against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the strong one and the broken one, making the sword fall from his hand. NET Bible Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong arm and the broken one, and I will make the sword drop from his hand. New Revised Standard Version Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. New Heart English Bible Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. World English Bible Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken. I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, And I have broken his arms, The strong one and the broken one, And have caused the sword to fall out of his hand, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Pharaoh's Power Broken…21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword. 22Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. 23I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.… Cross References 2 Kings 24:7 Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. Jeremiah 37:7 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. Jeremiah 46:21 Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them--the time of their punishment. Jeremiah 46:25 The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: "Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh. Ezekiel 29:3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, 'The Nile is mine; I made it myself.' Zechariah 11:17 Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!" Treasury of Scripture Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. I am Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Jeremiah 46:25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: will break Psalm 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. the strong Ezekiel 34:16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. and that 2 Kings 24:7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. Jeremiah 37:7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. Jeremiah 46:1-12 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; … I will Jeremiah 46:21-15 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation… Jump to Previous Arm Arms Break Broken Cause Egypt Fall Good Hand Pharaoh Sovereign Strong SwordJump to Next Arm Arms Break Broken Cause Egypt Fall Good Hand Pharaoh Sovereign Strong SwordEzekiel 30 1. The desolation of Egypt and her helpers20. The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt. (22) The strong, and that which was broken--i.e., the whole power of Egypt, both in so far as already crippled, and in so far as it still retained strength.Verses 22-24. - The strong, and that which was broken. The image is pressed yet further. A warrior whose sword-arm was broken might go on fighting with his left. Hophra might continue to struggle, though with diminished strength. Ezekiel's words shut out the hope of any such struggle. The left arm also should be broken as the right had been. The Chaldean king should wax stronger and stronger. The sword of Nebuchadnezzar should be as truly "the sword of Jehovah," as that of Gideon had been (Judges 7:18). Figuratively, he should stand before him groaning as a man wounded to the death. So in Jeremiah 43:9; Jeremiah 44:30; Jeremiah 46:26, we have allusions to an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, which was to end in his sitting on his throne in the stronghold of Tahapanes. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהֹוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH says: אָמַ֣ר ׀ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Behold, הִנְנִי֙ (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I am against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֣ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Egypt. מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa I will break וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ (wə·šā·ḇar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces his arms, זְרֹ֣עֹתָ֔יו (zə·rō·‘ō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force both the strong one הַחֲזָקָ֖ה (ha·ḥă·zā·qāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty and the one already broken, הַנִּשְׁבָּ֑רֶת (han·niš·bā·reṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces and will make the sword הַחֶ֖רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword fall וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥י (wə·hip·pal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie from his hand. מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (mî·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Ezekiel 30:22 NIVEzekiel 30:22 NLT Ezekiel 30:22 ESV Ezekiel 30:22 NASB Ezekiel 30:22 KJV Ezekiel 30:22 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 30:22 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 30:22 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 30:22 French Bible Ezekiel 30:22 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 30:22 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold (Ezek. 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