Ezekiel 30:9

Easy To Read Version

“‘At that time, I will send out messengers. They will go in ships to carry the bad news to Ethiopia. Ethiopia now feels safe. But the people of Ethiopia will shake with fear at the time Egypt is punished. That time is coming!

Cross References

Isaiah 19:17

The land of Judah will be a place for all the people in Egypt to fear. Any person in Egypt that hears the name Judah will be scared. This will happen because the Lord All-Powerful has planned terrible things to happen to Egypt.

Isaiah 20:3

Then the Lord said, “Isaiah has walked around without clothes and without shoes for three years. This is a sign for Egypt and Ethiopia.

Isaiah 20:5

People looked to Ethiopia for help. Those people will be broken. People were amazed by Egypt’s glory. Those people will be shamed.”

Isaiah 23:5

Egypt will hear the news about Tyre.\par This news will make Egypt hurt\par with sorrow.\par

Isaiah 47:8

So now, ‘nice lady’ listen to me!\par You feel safe and you tell yourself,\par ‘I am the only important person.\par No one else is important like me.\par I will never be a widow.\par I will always have children.’\par

Jeremiah 49:21

At the sound of Edom’s fall,\par the earth will shake.\par Their cry will be heard\par all the way to the Red Sea.\par

Jeremiah 49:31

“There is a nation that feels safe.\par That nation feels secure.\par That nation does not have gates\par or fences to protect it.\par No people live near them.\par

Ezekiel 24:14

“‘I am the Lord. I said your punishment would come, and I will make it happen. I won’t hold back the punishment. I won’t feel sorry for you. I will punish you for the bad things you did.’ The Lord my Master said those things.”

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the leaders of the countries by the sea will step down from their thrones \{and show their sadness\}. They will take off their special robes. They will take off their beautiful clothes. Then they will put on their ‘clothes of shaking’ (fear). They will sit on the ground and shake with fear. They will be shocked at how quickly you were destroyed.

Ezekiel 27:35

All the people living on the coast\par are shocked about you.\par Their kings are terribly afraid.\par Their faces show their shock.\par

Ezekiel 33:33

But the things you sing about really will happen. And then the people will know that there really was a prophet living among them!’”

Ezekiel 38:11

You will say, ‘I will go attack that country that has towns without walls (Israel). Those people live in peace. They think they are safe. There are not any walls around the cities to protect them. They don’t have any locks on their gates—they don’t even have gates!

Ezekiel 39:6

\{God said,\} “I will send fire against Magog and those people living along the coast. They think they are safe, but they will know that I am the Lord.

Amos 4:2

The Lord my Master made a promise. He promised by his holiness, that troubles will come to you. People will use hooks and take you away as prisoners. They will use fishhooks to take away your children.

Habakkuk 2:3

This message is about a special time in the future. This message is about the end, and it will come true! \{It may seem like that time will never come.\} But be patient and wait for it. That time will come. It will not be late.

Zephaniah 2:12

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

Zephaniah 2:15

Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world. But that city will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People that pass that place will whistle and shake their heads \{when they see how badly the city was destroyed\}.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

You know very well that the day the Lord comes again will be \{a surprise\} like a thief who comes at night.

Judges 18:7

So the five men left. They came to the city of Laish. They saw that the people of that city lived in safety. They were ruled by the people of Sidon. Everything was peaceful and quiet. The people had plenty of everything. And they didn’t have any enemies nearby to hurt them. Also, they lived a long way from the city of Sidon and they did not have any agreements with the people of Aram. [134]