The Meaning of Ezekiel 30:6 Explained

Ezekiel 30:6

KJV: 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.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah: And -- fallen have supporters of Egypt, And come down hath the arrogance of her strength, From Migdol to Syene, by sword they fall in her, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Darby: Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her strength shall come down: from Migdol to Syene shall they fall in her by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezekiel 30:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord announced again ( Ezekiel 30:6-9) that the nations that supported Egypt would fall with her. Egypt would suffer humiliation from north to south (cf. Ezekiel 29:10) as the enemy slew many Egyptians.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 30

1  The desolation of Egypt and her helpers
20  The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 30:6 mean?

Thus says Yahweh And shall fall Those who uphold Egypt and shall come down the pride of her power from Migdol [to] Syene by the sword Those shall fall within her says the Lord GOD
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלוּ֙ סֹמְכֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָרַ֖ד גְּא֣וֹן עֻזָּ֑הּ מִמִּגְדֹּ֣ל סְוֵנֵ֗ה בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ יִפְּלוּ־ בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

כֹּ֚ה  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֣ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֔ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
וְנָֽפְלוּ֙  And  shall  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
סֹמְכֵ֣י  Those  who  uphold 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: סָמַךְ  
Sense: to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon.
מִצְרַ֔יִם  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
וְיָרַ֖ד  and  shall  come  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
גְּא֣וֹן  the  pride 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גָּאֹון  
Sense: exaltation, majesty, pride.
עֻזָּ֑הּ  of  her  power 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.
מִמִּגְדֹּ֣ל  from  Migdol 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִגְדֹּול 
Sense: a fortified city on the Egyptian border.
סְוֵנֵ֗ה  [to]  Syene 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְוֵנֵה  
Sense: a town of Egypt on the frontier of Cush or Ethiopia.
בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙  by  the  sword 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
יִפְּלוּ־  Those  shall  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
בָ֔הּ  within  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
נְאֻ֖ם  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
אֲדֹנָ֥י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִֽה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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