Ezekiel 30:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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.”
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““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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, I have broken, And lo, it hath not been bound up to give healing, To put a bandage to bind it, To strengthen it--to lay hold on the sword.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 30:21 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 24:7Now 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.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- Psalms 89:43You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
- Isaiah 1:6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
- Jeremiah 30:13There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.
- Jeremiah 46:11Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.
- Jeremiah 48:25The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
- Ezekiel 30:24I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
- Nahum 3:16You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.
- Revelation 18:21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
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