Ezekiel 30:17

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“The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.”

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BSBPD

“The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The young men of Aven and of Pi–beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth by sword do fall, And these into captivity do go.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 30:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 41:45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
  2. Jeremiah 43:13He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
  3. Amos 1:5I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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