Ezekiel 30:24

Easy To Read Version

I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong. I will put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh will cry out in pain, the kind of cry that a dying man makes.

Cross References

Nehemiah 6:9

Our enemies were only trying to make us afraid. They are thinking to themselves, “The Jews will be afraid and too weak to keep on working. Then the wall won’t be finished.”

Job 24:12

In the city you can hear\par the sad sounds of the dying people.\par Those hurt people cry out for help.\par But God does not listen.\par

Psalm 144:1

The Lord is my Rock, {\cf2\super [646]} \par Bless the Lord.\par The Lord trains me for war.\par The Lord trains me for battle.\par

Psalm 17:13

Lord, get up {\cf2\super [92]} and go to the enemy.\par Make them surrender.\par Use your sword and save me\par from the bad people.\par

Psalm 18:32

God gives me strength.\par He helps me live a pure life.\par

Psalm 18:39

God, you made me strong in battle.\par You made my enemies fall before me.\par

Isaiah 10:15

An axe is not better than the person that cuts with it. A saw is not better than the person that saws with it. \{But Assyria thinks he is more important and powerful than God.\} And this is like a stick being more powerful and important than the person that picks it up and uses it to punish someone.

Isaiah 45:1

These are the things the Lord says about Cyrus, {\cf2\super [400]} his chosen king: {\cf2\super [401]}

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord!\par I am the only God.\par There is no other God.\par I put your clothes on you, {\cf2\super [402]} \par but still you don’t know me.\par

Jeremiah 51:52

The Lord says,\par “The time is coming, when I will punish\par the idols of Babylon.\par At that time, wounded people will cry\par with pain everywhere in that country.\par

Ezekiel 26:15

The Lord my Master says this to Tyre: “The countries along the Mediterranean coast will shake at the sound of your fall. That will happen when your people are hurt and killed.

Ezekiel 29:19

So the Lord my Master says these things, “I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. And Nebuchadnezzar will carry away Egypt’s people. Nebuchadnezzar will take the many valuable things in Egypt. This will be the pay for Nebuchadnezzar’s army.

Ezekiel 30:10

The Lord my Master says these things:\par “I will use the king of Babylon.\par I will use Nebuchadnezzar to destroy\par the people of Egypt.\par

Ezekiel 30:11

Nebuchadnezzar and his people\par are the most terrible of the nations.\par And I will bring them to destroy Egypt.\par They will pull out their swords against Egypt.\par They will fill the land with dead bodies.\par

Ezekiel 30:21

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [252]} I have broken the arm (power)of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. No one will wrap his arm with a bandage. It won’t heal. So his arm won’t be strong enough to hold a sword.”

Ezekiel 30:25

So I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Zephaniah 2:12

People of Ethiopia, this means even you! The Lord’s sword will kill your people.